The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest ...

NASA scientists have been observing the changes in the leaves of tropical trees through satellite imagery to analyse the ...

Some remarkable trees in tropical forests seem to have developed strategies not only to survive lightning strikes but also to ...

Peru's rainforests, one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, face a significant threat from illegal logging. However, ...

Imagine cruising along the PLUS highway on a quiet morning. As you pass forested stretches near Tapah, something unusual ...

“This shift from kelp to turf is analogous to a terrestrial forest transitioning into a grassland,” said the study’s lead ...

Indonesia saw 258,000 hectares of primary forest lost in 2024, slightly down from the 290,000 ha in the previous year, ...

The island of New Guinea is famed for its eye-popping diversity of plants, animals and human cultures. Estimated to host ...

Tropical forest loss skyrocketed in 2024, with vast swaths of primary forest consumed by fire, according to new satellite ...

In Panama, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute – the only bureau of the Smithsonian outside the United States – ...

A record 6.7 million hectares of tropical forests were lost globally in 2024, driven largely by Amazon fires. India, ranked ...

Intense, persistent heat waves and severe drought are making devastating forest fires more likely. But new approaches can ...