Aa Aa Aa Tropical forests are highly diverse ecosystems ... anthropogenic carbon emissions caused by deforestation and forest degradation, as well as increase carbon stocks by restoring and ...

Tropical forests are a crucial part of helping our planet maintain balance, but they are adapting too slowly to keep pace ...

The deforestation and forest degradation associated with the secondary roads also varied greatly across regions. In the Congo Basin, deforestation associated with secondary roads was 31.5 times ...

Degradation can result from a variety of human activities ranging from logging to construction of roadways into intact forests, or development at the edges of tropical forests that chip away at ...

James Cook University-led research has revealed secondary roads branching from major highways in tropical forests linked to extensive deforestation across the Brazilian Amazon, the Congo Basin, and ...

This is a multidisciplinary course that gives a comprehensive view of the process and drivers of forest land degradation, natural regeneration and succession of tropical forests, principle concepts in ...

Today is International Day of Forests, with a focus on the crucial link between forests and food security, as over five billion people worldwide depend on forests and non-timber forest products for ...

The spatial distribution of tree species in species-rich tropical forests is highly complex. The figure shows the spatial position, species identity (color) and size of individual trees in a 500 m ...

Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical forest canopies with new and surprising results. Understanding tree traits and ...

The report projects that by 2030 the global supply of forest biomass will triple, driven largely by European and Asian policies that classify biomass as renewable energy.

Often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," tropical forests play a critical role in regulating our global climate. But as our planet warms, these crucial tropical forests aren’t adapting ...