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...
Amazon rainforest reaching tipping point, researchers say
The Amazon Rainforest is moving towards a " Tipping Point " where trees may die off on mass, say researchers.
A study suggests The World 's largest rainforest is losing its ability to Bounce Back from damage caused by droughts, fires and deforestation.
Large swathes could become sparsely forested Savannah , which is much less efficient than tropical forest at sucking carbon dioxide from the air.
The Giant Forest traps carbon that would otherwise add to Global Warming .
But previous studies have shown that parts of the Amazon are now emitting more carbon dioxide than can be absorbed.
" The Trees are losing health and could be approaching a Tipping Point - basically, a mass loss of trees, " said Dr Chris Boulton of the University of Exeter.
The findings, based on three decades of satellite data, show alarming trends in the " health" of the Amazon Rainforest .
There are signs of a loss of resilience in More Than 75% of The Forest , with trees taking longer to recover from The Effects of droughts largely driven by Climate Change as well as human impacts such as deforestation and fires.
A Vicious Cycle of damage could trigger " dieback" The Scientists said.
And while it's not clear when that critical point might be reached, the implications for Climate Change , biodiversity and The Local community would be " devastating".
Once The Process begins they predict it could be a matter of decades before a " significant chunk" of the Amazon is transformed into Savannah - a vastly different ecosystem made up of a mixture of grassland and trees.
" The Amazon stores lots of carbon and all of that would be released into the atmosphere, which would then further contribute to increasing temperatures and have future effects on global mean temperatures, " Dr Boulton said, adding that stopping deforestation would go some way to addressing The Problem .
Around a fifth of the rainforest has already been lost, compared to pre-industrial levels, they said.
The research was carried out by the University of Exeter, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Technical University of Munich.
" Deforestation and Climate Change are likely to be the main drivers of this decline, " said Prof Niklas Boers of PIK and the Technical University of Munich.
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. "
The findings, based on satellite data from 1991 to 2016, are published in the journal.
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