Australia returns control of the world’s oldest tropical forest to indigenous First Nations
This was done in the spirit of reconciliation and to promote the conservation of this unique ecosystem.
Tag: rainforest
Life in the tropics could become impossible if we don’t reduce our emissions
In less than a century, it could become too hot and humid to live there.
In 10 to 20 years, it will be so hot that tropical trees live shorter lives
Not a good roadmark to pass.
Scientists find evidence of ancient tropical rainforest in Antarctica
Illustration of the Antarctic rainforest. Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut/James McKay. The icy continent of Antarctica wasn't always the barren landscape that we ...
Shifting away from monocultures would benefit both wildlife and people
If it benefits both us and the planet, I'm happy.
Tropical forests and coral reefs are buckling under interacting threats
When it rains, it pours.
In 2019, Brazil cut down twice as much of the Amazon as it did in the previous year
All in all, some 563 square kilometers (217 square miles) of forest were cut down in November.
Biochar could be key to rebuilding the Amazon forest
A carbon-based material replenishes depleted soil by mining and other activities.
Deforestation in Brazil continues to soar as current administration shows lack of interest
The all-too-familiar story about the rainforest versus economic development.
NASA creates first 3D model of Amazon rainforest canopy to estimate the effects of droughts, climate change
Drought has a massive effect on rainforests. Bad news in the current changing climate.
Tall trees in tropical forests are less vulnerable to drought
Novel insights into the inner works of complex tropical ecosystems.
Hard-pressed by humans, rainforests lost their ability to act as carbon sinks
Instead, they now release around 8% of global emissions.
Every other day, a new species is discovered in the Amazon
There's also some bad news...
Norway to Brazil: If you keep destroying the Amazon, we’ll cut our $1bn funding
Brazil isn't respecting its part of the deal.
The forests won’t fix our CO2 problem — in fact, they’ll scrub less than we assumed
Humanity gives with one hand and takes with the other. We just take a lot more than we give.
When humans hunt large animals, they’re literally killing the forest too
It's the bigger or charismatic of animals that get targeted by human hunters. These give off more meat, more pelt ...
Half of Amazon rainforest tree species threatened by deforestation
The Amazon basin is home to the world's great biodiversity. You'll find more plant and animal species per square foot ...
The Number of Trees has Halved Since Human Civilization Emerged
Today, the Earth has approximately 3 trillion trees left standing - about 422 per person - but we've already cut ...
Seven new species of frogs discovered – they’re tiny, and they’re adorable
Seven miniature species of frogs living on seven different mountain tops sounds like the premise for the next Kung Fu ...
Dust from the Sahara Desert Fertilizes the Amazon’s Forests
The Sahara Desert and the Amazon area have few things in common - one is a dry, barren wasteland, while ...
Finnish archaeologist digs up ancient civilization in Brazil
Archaeologist and professor Martti Pärssinen from the University of Helsinki has made a sensational find: he found signs of a ...
Ecuador plans to move ahead controversial drilling efforts in the Amazon
An aerial view of the Yasuni National Park, in Ecuador's northeastern jungle. Photograph: Dolores Ochoa/AP Yasuni National Park to be ...
Any hectare in the rainforest has about 6,000 arthropod species lurking about
(c) Corel Photography In the most comprehensive and thorough survey of its kind, an international team of scientists sampled, sorted ...
Amazon trees will withstand even the most pessimistic of global warming scenarios
Researchers from the University of Michigan and University College London have found that trees in the Amazon forest will be able to withstand even ...
Antarctica was home to a rainforest some 50 million years ago
Scientists who studied sediment cores drilled from the ocean floor off the Antarctic coast, have found on subsequent analysis fossil ...
First human induced climate change may have occured 3,500 years ago
While there are still a lot of climate change skeptics out there that argue that the human influence exerted upon ...
Biofuels aren’t so green after all
Biofuels are considered one of the leading alternative fuels on the market right now, because of their lower impact on ...
Brazil’s government approves of rainforest destruction. Next day, two environmental activists get shot
It's a black period for Brazil's environment, and things will get even worse in days to follow; the government just ...
