The Importance of Soil as the World’s Most Vital Carbon Store: Insights from Australian Soil Scientist Christine Jones

The Importance of Soil as the World’s Most Vital Carbon Store: Insights from Australian Soil Scientist Christine Jones

The top 30 centimeters of the world’s soils contain three times as much CO2 as all vegetation. However, if we also look at the layer from 30 centimeters deep to one meter deep, that amount of carbon is stored there. According to Australian soil scientist Christine Jones, we usually overlook this important carbon storage. Jones … Read more

Forest Fire Risks in France: The Importance of Shrub-Free Zones and Pruning Obligations | NOS News

Forest Fire Risks in France: The Importance of Shrub-Free Zones and Pruning Obligations | NOS News

NOS | Frank Renout Burnt-out car wreck near Bordeaux NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 19:29 Frank Renout correspondent France Frank Renout correspondent France In order to contain forest fires and to save houses, a strip of 50 meters must be ‘shrub-free’ between French houses and forests. At least that’s what the law says. In practice, this does not … Read more

Failure to Enforce Pruning Obligation Puts French Forests at Risk of Wildfires

Failure to Enforce Pruning Obligation Puts French Forests at Risk of Wildfires

NOS | Frank Renout Burnt-out car wreck near Bordeaux NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 19:29 Frank Renout correspondent France Frank Renout correspondent France In order to contain forest fires and to save houses, a strip of 50 meters must be ‘shrub-free’ between French houses and forests. At least that’s what the law says. In practice, this does not … Read more