Old Growth Forests News

Deforestation ban working in Costa Rica

Conversion of primary rainforests for industrial agriculture in Costa Rica slows despite population increase and growing exports. Costa Rica's ban on clearing of "mature" forests appears to be effective in…

Old trees necessary for nesting animals

Brown-headed parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) fledgling in tree cavity in Botswana. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs. Aged, living trees are essential for over 1,000 birds and mammals that depend on such trees…