Researchers found that between 2002 and 2015, a 3.2% reduction in Brazilian forest cover led to a 5.4% reduction in ...

New research from the University of Bremen reveals that tropical soils may release far more carbon dioxide than previously ...

and soil data, to predict variations in 13 tree traits and map the functional diversity of tropical forests. They found that forests in the Americas, Africa, and Asia each use different parts of ...

A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems.

Tropical rainforests lie along ... There are many causes of rainforest deforestation, which leads to loss of habitats, soil erosion, flooding and global warming. International agreements, 'debt ...

The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change but could experience other "profound ...