How Will an Increasing Number of Droughts Affect the Amazon’s Trees?
A new study sheds light on which trees are the most suited for dealing with changing weather patterns in the region.
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One of Southeast Asia’s Conservation Areas Is Under Threat
Due to its size and location, the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra in Indonesia is hailed as one of the largest conservation areas in Southeast Asia and the last habitat for many endangered animals.
Monitoring Tropical Rainforests’ Health From Space
Researchers use satellite data to uncover signs if a forest might be in trouble. By Nathan Collins Monteverde,…
Why Intensive Farming Is Good for Rainforest Birds
Only if governments take the opportunity to set aside larger swaths of undisturbed forests, of course.
How Big Business Accidentally Helped the Amazon Rainforest
It's much easier for environmentalists to take aim at multinational corporations than at peasant farmers.
How Cattle Could Save the Brazilian Amazon
Boosting cattle density on Brazil's farms means less rainforest needs to be eliminated. Could a tax or a subsidy help achieve that?
Hanging Around in the Rainforest
Insect biologist Elsa Youngsteadt explains to Curiouser & Curiouser host Jai Ranganathan why tropical ants create gardens up in trees.
Seeing the Rainforest for the Trees
While geographer Alan Grainger has upset conventional wisdom by suggesting the world's tropical forests are not shrinking, he sees his research as a clarion call.