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Tri-Annual publication of Forest-Centric news produced by the Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment

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A co-chair of the Tanzania Land Use Dialogue in Iringa, Tanzania facilitates a breakout discussion on future priorities for work regarding sustainable land use, food security, and improved livelihoods in the Ihemi Cluster. Photo courtesy of TFD, 2017.

The Forests Dialogue Launches Land Use and TFD Approach Guides

The Forests Dialogue (TFD) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and with that comes a great deal of reflection on what the organization has accomplished... read more
Children of Cherry Ann Park hold up signs of projects underway, including the splash pad.

URI’s Longtime Partnership with Community at Cherry Ann Park

The Urban Resources Initiative (URI) is dedicated to actively collaborating with community members and organizations to increase green spaces and tree cover across... read more
Devon Ericksen ‘20 M.F. collecting forest data on a field visit to Tennessee for TerraCarbon.

Class of 2020 at Work and in the Field

The Class of 2020 graduated in unusual circumstances, yet many of our Foresters are at work and out in the field. The places, sectors, and types of projects are... read more
Co-founders of the Initiative (left to right): Tiana Wilson-Blindman '21 M.E.M., James Puerini, '21 M.F., Leo Goldsmith '20 M.E.M., Cam Humphrey '21 M.E.M., & Humna Sharif '21 M.E.M.

The Yale Wildland Firefighter Rights Initiative Takes Off

The wildland fires of this summer have been one for the books. Not only have there been high risk and intensity fires, like everything else, COVID 19 has added... read more

Forestry students and postdocs rank first in tree ID competition

By Luke Browne This summer, a group of YSE PhD students, postdocs, and a recent Yale College graduate competed in an international competition aimed at developing... read more