The area of tropical forest destroyed in 2021 was enough to cover the entire island of Cuba, and sent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as India does in an entire year from burning fossil fuels, ...

The air moving above the forest carries valuable information about how trees absorb carbon, and what may happen in the future as global temperatures rise Vanessa Crooks The forest breathes! There is a ...

Tropical forest loss declined significantly last year, falling 36% after reaching a record level in 2024. Still, the world ...

Tropical forest plant roots have not received as much research attention as aboveground vegetation. This knowledge gap affects our understanding of how rainforests adapt to change, including their ...

Brazil's anti-deforestation policies drove a 36% drop in tropical forest loss, report finds; Agricultural expansion remains ...

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