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...
Earth has more tree species than we thought
There are 14% more tree Species than previously thought, according to what researchers are calling The First " scientifically credible" estimate.
Of the 73,300 estimated Species , the researchers predict there are 9,200 that are yet to be discovered.
But most rare Species are in Tropical Forests , fast disappearing because of Climate Change and deforestation.
The study is based on a database of tens of millions of trees in More Than 100,000 forest plots around The World .
The researchers used statistical techniques to predict the likely number of tree Species , correcting for gaps in existing data.
The findings suggest more must be done to protect the incredible life forms needed for food, timber and medicine and to fight Climate Change by sucking carbon dioxide from the air.
Lead researcher Dr Peter Reich , of the University of Minnesota in St Paul, said the findings highlighted the vulnerability of global forest biodiversity.
" Our data will help us assess where biodiversity is The Most threatened, " he told Bbc News .
" This is in the tropics and subtropics of South America , Africa, Asia, and Oceania and those are places where we discovered hotspots of known and unknown rare Species .
" Knowing about these hotspots, hopefully, can help prioritise future conservation efforts. "
South America - The Continent with The Most " missing" Species - has about 43% of the total number, followed by:
Diverse natural forests are The Most healthy and productive, important to the global economy and to nature.
The vast majority are in tropical countries where deforestation is largely driven by:
More Than 140 international researchers worked on the study, in the Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences journal.
Dr Yadvinder Malhi , of the University of Oxford, said Tropical Forests were the " global treasure chests of biodiversity" and significant absorbers of carbon dioxide emissions, slowing Global Warming .
" This study shows that Tropical Forests are even more diverse in their trees than we had previously imagined, " He Said .
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Source of news: bbc.com