New research tries to anticipate road building to identify areas in the Amazon, Asia and Africa that are likely to face ...

Low-cost tech and joined-up funding have reduced illegal logging, mining and poaching in the Darién Gap – it’s a success story that could stop deforestation worldwide ...

When it comes to capturing carbon, trees have always been our go-to. But a sinister switch is underway. A study published in the journal Nature reveals that moist tropical forests in Australia are now ...

Around the world, rising temperatures and erratic weather are forcing animals to adapt in startling ways – with consequences ...

Parts of the Amazon are drifting into uncharted territory. According to a concerning new study published in Nature, the ...

North America’s favorite songbirds rely heavily on five tropical forests for wintering habitat and safe passage during ...

Scientists in Medog document new species and protect biodiversity in the Yarlung Zangbo Canyon, turning China’s 'earth’s third pole” vision into action.

The tropical rainforest of the Congo basin is the world’s second-largest. (The Amazon is slightly bigger, but far better studied.) Via the Congo river, water drains into the Atlantic largely from six ...

Termites play a key ecological role in many tropical and subtropical ecosystems. By building and maintaining their nests and ...

KFRI's tropical forestry conclave concludes its golden jubilee, emphasizing global forest research, conservation, and community empowerment.

Forests have shifted from absorbing carbon to becoming a net carbon source after 2010 due to extensive losses of tropical ...

Soil-dwelling microbes play vital roles in ecosystem functioning, but little is known about how their communities respond to climatic changes in tropical regions. Now, a study by Professor Diana López ...