Tropical forests Between 2012 and 2017, scientists discovered 21 new species of plants and animals in Mexico (Mexico News Daily). Research finds that schemes to avoid soy-related deforestation don’t always…
Tropical forests The rare bongo, the world’s largest antelope, turns up for the first time on a camera trap set in a rainforest in Uganda (BBC News). How Amazonian peoples…
Tropical forests Scientists are using solar-powered smart devices to keep tabs on animals in Borneo (New Scientist). Policy and technical hurdles are slowing the growth of the biodiesel industry in…
Tropical forests People settled Madagascar thousands of years before previously thought, meaning the island’s first human inhabitants didn’t cause the extinction of the elephant bird (Science Magazine). Nestlé, one of…
Tropical forests Unbridled logging in the Solomon Islands disproportionately affects women, researchers say (CIFOR Forests News). Ecologists map out the distribution of tree species in the Amazon (University of Turku/Phys.Org).…
Tropical forests The government of Guatemala has suspended U.S. miner Tahoe Resources’ licenses after finding that the company failed to consult with a local indigenous group (Reuters). A Nigerian NGO…
Tropical forests The “natural enemies” hypothesis, which argues that tropical forest biodiversity results from intense competition, isn’t the only factor (UPI). The effects of the Mayans’ use of forests in…
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…
