Logging and conversion of tropical forests to oil palm plantations have wide effects on ecosystems, study shows
A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and ...
Tropical forests can be revived after logging – if they’re not turned into oil palm plantations
While tropical forests are home to rare species, logged forests still feel and sound like forests, while oil palm plantations ...
Database paves the way for first study to compare wild animal hunting patterns in African tropical forests
Advances in data availability and accessibility have resulted in a new study on wild animal hunting in African tropical ...
Nutrient enrichment: Study finds emerging threat to tropical forests
Tropical forests, often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," are essential for sustaining life on our planet. They ...
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Don’t write off logged tropical forests – converting to oil palm plantations has even wider effects on ecosystems
A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and ...
See the Alarming Before-and-After of Ghana’s Disappearing Forests
Ghana’s once-thriving Upper Guinean forests are in peril, with human activity, fires, and economic pressures threatening ...
Ravaged forest threatens Mayotte's biodiversity, economy and food security
In the wake of Cyclone Chido, the worst natural disaster to hit the Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years, Mayotte's forests ...
Escape to tropical climates with the National Aviary's new seasonal happenings
Watching the post-holiday snow pile up on Pittsburgh sidewalks can prompt some tropical daydreams. Spending winter somewhere ...
Fighting for a Share of a $1 Trillion Market in Borneo’s Jungle
Global leaders to Wall Street are betting the struggle toward net-zero targets will reignite the troubled trade in carbon offsets.
'Recipe for ecological, humanitarian disaster': Congress on Great Nicobar Island infra project
The Congress on Sunday termed the Great Nicobar Island infrastructure project as a "recipe for ecological and humanitarian ...
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Brazil’s big push for tropical forest funding gets support for 2025 debut
As host of 2025’s COP30 climate summit, Brazil is working on two complementary finance mechanisms, hoping to reward tropical forest conservation worldwide. Both rely on the concept of investing ...
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Nutrient enrichment: an emerging threat to tropical forests
Tropical forests, often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," are essential for sustaining life on our planet. They ...