Tropical Forests
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| Originally published | 2005 |
| Authors | Thomas K. Rudel |
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| ID | 2136023 |
About Tropical Forests
Addressing decades of rain forest destruction, concerned scientists, often in concert with various environmental movements, have amassed an impressive amount of information on deforestation in areas throughout the world. . . .
Lightning fires threaten planet-cooling forests
... These " extraTropical Forests" are often in regions of permafrost and fire may also amplify the emissions of greenhouse gases as the icy ground melts, by up to 30% by the end of this century under moderate levels of warming...
Climate change: World way off target to end deforestation
... More of the world s older, carbon-rich Tropical Forests were cleared or burned last year than in 2021, when the deal was signed at a UN climate conference...
Lab-grown alternatives aim to cut palm oil dependence
... " Using other edible oils might take pressure off Tropical Forests, he says, but you d be sacrificing much more land to agriculture elsewhere...
The little-known nut that may save at-risk rainforests
... While few of us would make a connection between Italian ice cream, and Indonesia s Tropical Forests, Mr Giannuzzi is forging one thanks to a nut that is little-known outside of the Asian country, or even within...
Colourful songbirds could be traded to extinction
... The study, also showed that if the most desirable birds continued to be taken from the wild, the populations left in Asia s Tropical Forests would gradually become " more drab"...
Charles will not cool on climate action, say friends
... Might urging action on key global issues like climate change or biodiversity loss be part of what a modern monarchy looks like? King Charles interests have ranged from Tropical Forests to the ocean depths, from sustainable farming practices to water security...
Amazon rainforest reaching tipping point, researchers say
... Commenting, Dr Bonnie Waring of the Grantham Institute - Climate Change and Environment, Imperial College London, said: " These latest findings are consistent with the accumulating evidence that the twin pressures of climate change and human exploitation of Tropical Forests are endangering the world s largest rainforest, which is home to one out of every 10 species known to science...
Earth has more tree species than we thought
... But most rare species are in Tropical Forests, fast disappearing because of climate change and deforestation...