Think global, act local.

This company creates modern, energy-efficient versions of the backyard 'granny flat'.

Why are we not surprised?

There is more to the tiny house movement than just living with less. It can also be a story about resilience, sustainability and adaptablility.

Screen-Free Week lasts until May 6, so it’s not too late to unplug and play. Born out of a concern that digital entertainment dominates the lives of too many kids, SFW is a call to spend less time online.

Forest ecosystems sequester large amounts of carbon in vegetation and soils, off-setting the carbon emissions we produce and mitigating climate change. The boreal forest and its associated wetlands, in particular, provide critical carbon storage ...

Remember staring out the window in math class as a kid? Or counting the minutes until spelling was over so you could go to recess? Project Learning Tree (PLT) embraces the fact that students would rather be outside than in ...

The United Nations established the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in 1994 – the day is observed every year on August 9.

Where did your paper coffee cup come from? Does it support a red-cockaded woodpecker? Or a gopher tortoise?

Woodland caribou are an iconic but threatened species throughout Canada. They’re natural prey to bears and wolves, who can gain easier access to Caribou habitat through forest roads, pipelines, and other human disturbances.

This Thanksgiving, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) express gratitude for another productive year working together toward common goals, including ...

Does your family PLT? Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award-winning environmental education program for children and teens in all grades.

As we recognize African American History Month, it is important to highlight a lesser known part of this history - the legacy of forest ownership among the black community, and the leaders who are working to preserve it.

GreenBlue is challenging companies throughout the United States and Canada to change their thinking about sustainable sourcing.

The theme for 2019 is “forests and education,” with the goal to increase understanding that sustainable forests are critical to our future.

Whoever you are, wherever you are, water is your human right. That’s the theme of World Water Day 2019. It’s a day made official by the United Nations General Assembly that takes place every year on March 22.

More than 300 million acres of forests across the U.S. and Canada are certified to the SFI Forest Management Standard. In addition, tens of millions more are positively influenced by the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard.

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10, 2019, with National Teacher Day on May 7. Every year, Project Learning Tree (PLT) recognizes the educators who have made the most significant contributions to PLT with the Leadership in Education award.

About one in six men in the United States are fathers. That’s more than 70 million dads . It can be tempting to focus their Father’s Day on finding the perfect camping gadget, the best new fishing rod, or the latest hiking gear.

Great things are happening for the environment at schools across the U.S. Thirty-five schools, 14 school districts, and four postsecondary institutions have been honored as U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) for 2019.

Every year, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative community comes together to exchange ideas, share innovations, and inspire those who have a vision of a world that values and benefits from sustainably managed forests.

Woodland caribou are considered threatened throughout much of Canada’s vast boreal forest.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Project Learning Tree (PLT) joined Scouts from more than 150 countries at the 24th World Scout Jamboree last month.

Despite a great need for future leaders in sustainable forestry, there are difficult barriers for many youths interested in pursuing related degrees. The Multicultural Apprenticeship Program (MAP) at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks to change that.

People committed to sustainability understand that there are many complexities to our global challenges. But one often overlooked fact is how valuable forests are in mitigating climate change.

Through forestry, SFI provides the essential security of long-term habitat conservation for at-risk species.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is working with partners like American Forests on important global issues, including climate change.

The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is dedicated to the conservation of the wild turkey in the United States and the preservation of our hunting heritage.

Oh, the farmer and the oilman should be friends. But they are fighting over ethanol.

When you buy a burger, it could be from a cow raised on Brazilian soy feed. That's a problem.

The CDC's latest recall is yet another reminder of how broken the food production system is.

And when prepared by professional chefs, it's more delicious than any imported produce could ever be.

A new study finds that degraded agricultural lands could be low-hanging fruit for expanding the world’s conservation areas.

They can dilute the wild varieties, threatening their existence.

Markets have shrivelled, storage is full, and redistribution networks are lacking, putting farmers in an awful predicament.

Shorter post: They are " essentially, disposable. "

But Amazon has some work to do.

It’s not perfect, but it is pretty impressive.

They may be giving up four walls, but they are getting a lot in return.

Our never-ending search for convenience comes at a cost.

It is a giant electric radiator that they forgot to turn on due to a software failure.

Up until now, Apple has offered no guidelines for using its devices responsibly. Investors want this to change.

Giving a kid a phone "feels a little like trying to teach your kid how to use cocaine, but in a balanced way."

They are pushing their suppliers to go green too.

Even when made using hydro-electricity, aluminum production had a big carbon footprint.

Fight Apple’s annual seduction dance by buying a perfectly restored iPhone from a company rallying against thoughtless consumerism and e-waste.

We should be able to fix the things we own, not be limited by manufacturers' unwillingness to provide access.

Sort of, but there is less to it than meets the eye.

There are lots of things more important than whether it's made of recycled aluminum.

Many parents who work in the tech industry are opting to go screen-free at home.