Mangroves grow in saltwater along tropical coastlines, but scientists have found them along a river in Mexico’s Yucatan, more than 100 miles from the sea. Climate change explains their shift.
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Paying attention to tree seed to enhance forest landscape restoration: new resources for Africa are available.
About 60% of Mexico’s forests are managed by local communities. A scholar who has studied the forests for 30 years explains how this system protects the forests and the people who oversee them.
A staggering 17,500 tree species are at risk of dying out.
The changing dynamic between Borneo’s pigs and Indigenous people is a powerful reminder of the fragility of the human-nature connection.
A new study provides a detailed way to calculate the climate impact of food production, which could lead to more sustainable farming policies and methods.
Observations collected since the 1980s in the Amazon, Central Africa and Southeast Asia show we are not giving tropical forests enough time to recover after logging.
Towering trees in African tropical mountain forests are a vital, overlooked carbon store threatened by deforestation.
Planting a massive number of trees can help slow climate change, but it is only part of the solution.
Secondary forests are growing on deforested land in the Amazon – but not enough to offset emissions from logging.
The decline of forest creatures like the Chapman’s chameleon are warning signs that forests are losing integrity.
Sacred trees are a cornerstone of our national identity. They transcend simple economics and sit at the centre of the sacred — sentinels in ceremony, birthing and burials.
Some Amazon deforestation is caused by recent policy, but there are also long-term issues.
Mass tree planting could affect precipitation patterns.
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana produce almost two-thirds of the world’s cocoa, and face high rates of deforestation. But the cocoa industry could make changes to become more sustainable.
Palm oil is responsible for widespread deforestation and labor abuses, but it’s also cheap and incredibly useful. That’s why many advocates call for reforming the industry, not replacing it.
We know surprisingly little about the millions of animals, plants and birds that live in the Amazon – here’s how we can understand them better.
To protect natural ecosystems we will need a system that actually counteracts market forces.
Carbon has overshadowed forests in climate policies, leading to practices that appear green but actually harm forests.
Even this radical scenario wouldn’t be as effective as it may first seem.
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation Science, Lancaster University
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Moran Professor of Conservation and Development, University of Cambridge
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
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Honorary Associate Professor, The Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Reader in Ecology and Conservation Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Principal Scientist, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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CGIAR
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Senior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg
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Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
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Professor of Geography, University of Florida