Tropical forestsCentral African countries embark on an effort for more sustainable architecture (CIFOR Forests News). Community land rights get a boost in Ethiopia with a new forestry law (CIFOR Forests…
We’ve rounded up a few stories that were published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests The environment ministry in Brazil announces that the country has met its emissions…
We’ve collected a few stories that were published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests New aerial images track the continued destruction of the Amazon for gold mining (Wired).…
We’ve rounded up a few stories that were published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests New research maps the carbon held in mangroves around the world (Louisiana State…
We’ve collected a few stories that were published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests Major funders such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have shied…
We’ve rounded up a few stories that were published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests A warming climate will likely mean more droughts for the Amazon rainforest, new…
We’ve collected a few stories that were published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests The Forest Code in Brazil could help both agriculture and the environment, if all…
We’ve collected a few stories that were published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests Norway calls for help from the international community to stop tropical deforestation (Climate Change…
We've collected a few stories published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests People have played a bigger role in the evolution of orangutans than we first thought (BT.com,…
Here are a few stories published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forestsNASA now has three-dimensional views of the Amazon, and they’re helping scientists puzzle out the effects of…
Below are a few stories published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests Wildlife traffickers are using the internet to buy and sell wild otters from Southeast Asia (Reuters).…
Here are a few stories published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests A new study examines the challenges in producing “deforestation-free” palm oil (Imperial College London/EurekAlert). An effort…
Here are a few stories published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests Scientists find that plants make up most of the world’s biomass (The Economist, New Scientist). Efforts…
Here are a few stories published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests Gabon fights to save its forest elephants (The Guardian). Too much rain in Ivory Coast could…
Here are a few stories published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests A look at what goes into caring for tapirs in Malaysia (The Sun Daily). The peace…
Tropical forests Scientists call for interbreeding between subspecies to save the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) (Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/EurekAlert). Is "utility" the best…
Tropical forestsScientists are taking advantage of Colombia's peace deal to investigate areas that used to be off-limits (Science Magazine). Protecting Africa's forest elephants will encourage plant diversity, a new study…
Tropical forests Zimbabwe’s Matobo National Park is a haven for birdwatchers (The New York Times). Drinking water threatened by logging in the Solomon Islands (Wildlife Conservation Society/EurekAlert). A campaigner who…
Tropical forests A government agency in Indonesia aims to restore peatlands and help communities (CIFOR Forests News). Planting cocoa trees could help farmers and ranchers avoid further deforestation in the…
Tropical forests A construction magnate in Thailand has been charged with poaching (Reuters). Restoring forests requires the right tools, and we don’t have them all yet (CIFOR Forests News). Might…
