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New research measures the effectiveness of peat restoration on wildfire risk.
Changes that took millions of years can now happen in a matter of decades, and this accelerated rhythm can be destructive, with dangerous consequences for the planet
Prehistoric pollen records show that forest dynamics were driven by more than just broad-scale climatic changes.
We don’t have to persuade everyone to do the right thing. We just need to persuade enough people to make the system tip in the right direction.
Cop30’s flagship Tropical Forests Forever announcement puts investors before rainforests.
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility is designed to reward countries for preventing deforestation. Charts show the magnitude of the problem.
A long-time leader of California’s climate efforts explains how governors from Brazil to Indonesia have become the leading edge in fighting climate change. Several are meeting this week in Brazil.
While tropical forests are home to rare species, logged forests still feel and sound like forests, while oil palm plantations are agricultural landscapes.
Depending on the methods used, the measurement of forest carbon can vary by as much as 100%.
It might seem counterintuitive to suggest timber harvesting when the goal is to restore forests, but that gives landholders the economic incentive to protect and manage forests over time.
We argue for an orderly transition from ‘timber mining’ to managed forestry in the tropics. Here’s a five-step plan to improve forest fates, with benefits for the climate, biodiversity and people.
Rubber plantations are replacing forests, particularly in tropical regions.
The results could indicate populations of more typical prey in southern Mexico are shrinking.
We need to urgently reform the way forest conservation is measured and sold as a way to offset emissions.
In recent years, Indonesia has slashed the rate of deforestation. That’s why this new crackdown on researchers is so surprising.
Calling the Amazon “the lungs of the world” overlooks the forest’s vital role in the water cycle.
More than 60% of global intact forest loss is unrelated to farming, our research shows
Climate change is a huge threat to Madagascar’s four forest types – urgent action is needed to ensure they don’t disappear completely.
New research shows how hydropower is linked to extinctions.
Top contributors
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Global Change Science at University of Leeds, UCL
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Professor of Conservation Science, Bangor University
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Professor of Conservation Science, Lancaster University
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Reader in Ecology and Conservation Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions, University of Leeds
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Honorary fellow, University of York
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Research scientist working on savanna and forest distribution, Université de Montréal
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Lecturer, School of Natural Sciences, University of Lincoln
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Emeritus Professor of Biotechnology, University of South Wales
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Professor Emerita of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
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Postdoctoral Researcher, TROPIBIO Project, Universidade do Porto
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Associated Researcher, Biology, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute
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Directeur du GIP ECOFOR, chercheur en sciences forestières, Inrae
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PhD candidate, Earth System Science, Stanford University
