There appears to be no end in sight to the debate over the role of forests and forest management in climate change. Here are the headlines that make the point:

• Forestry provisions are the latest snag in US farm bill negotiations
• House Caucus says Democrats obstructing active management of forests
• Fast-tracking logging on federal lands may not lessen wildfire risk
• Three years after Paris talks, the world braces for Poland
• Brazil withdraws offer to host UN climate change conference
• In Lebanon, climate change devours ancient cedar trees

In Business news: US home sales dropped 9% in October; BC looks to Asia as US market cools; China loses tariff appeal on wood flooring; and how those same tariffs are hurting US companies. Companies in the news include: Mercer’s investment offering; Westervelt’s new mill; Timberwest’s scholarships for indigenous students; and Weyerhaeuser’s triumph over the Dusky Gopher Frog.

Finally, why South Park’s zero-sum view of the world doesn’t work with climate change.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor