Another reason for concern, Pau says, is that tropical forests are crucial for carbon storage and biodiversity—and they’re already plenty threatened by deforestation. If enough leaves on a ...

SAO PAULO, April 4 (Reuters) - Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world's woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to an analysis, opens new ...

Tropical forests are reaching critical thresholds due to climate change. Scientists have recently discovered a phenomenon occurring in tropical forests that could be of great concern if global ...

Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the importance of tropical forests: They harbor biodiversity, support Indigenous livelihoods, and regulate the climate. But deforestation ...

Tropical forests have shown improvement in primary forest loss, with a 9 percent decline compared to 2023. Brazil and Colombia saw reductions in forest loss, attributed to conservation policies ...

Tropical forests can't recover naturally without fruit-eating birds Date: April 15, 2024 Source: ETH Zurich Summary: Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-effective way to restore ...

"Calotes wangi is found in subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests and tropical monsoon forests in southern China and northern Vietnam, mostly in mountainous areas, hills and plains on forest ...

The degradation of trees at the edges of tropical forests is more widespread than previously thought, according to new research. The study, published in Nature, explains that trees near deforested or ...

In this article, we will be looking at the 18 countries with the largest tropical forest areas in the world. If you want to skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to 5 Countries with the ...

Now, in the upper canopies of Earth’s tropical forests, roughly 1 in every 10,000 leaves experiences temperatures at least once a year that may be too high for photosynthesis, researchers report ...