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LATEST IN PLANTS AND FORESTS

Bulldozer clears a dirt road in the Amazon near the Tapajos River in Para State, Brazil.

Tropical forest degradation due to ‘edge effects’ is 200% higher than thought

The degradation of trees at the edges of tropical forests is more widespread than previously thought, according to new research. The study, publis... Read More

Plants and forests | Jul 3. 2024.
Illegally logged wood on the bank of Kinshasa, DRC.

Loggers have 'grabbed' around 1m hectares of Indigenous land in DRC

Logging companies have “acquired” roughly 1m hectares of Indigenous peoples’ territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2000, acco... Read More

Plants and forests | Mar 12. 2024.
Elephants in the Savanna, South Sudan.

Mystery over ‘unexpectedly large’ emissions from Africa’s tropical ecosystems

A few years ago, scientists studying satellite data discovered that there was an “unexpectedly large” source of CO2 emissions coming from tropica... Read More

Plants and forests | Feb 15. 2024.
Aerial view of deforestation in the Amazon

‘Unprecedented’ stress in up to half of the Amazon may lead to tipping point by 2050

As much as half of the Amazon will face several “unprecedented” stressors that could push the forest towards a major tipping point by 2050, new r... Read More

Plants and forests | Feb 14. 2024.
The UK Arctic Research Station in spring. Credit: NERC (1550x1033)

Ny-Ålesund: How UK scientists are studying climate change in the Arctic

The northernmost town in the world, Ny-Ålesund, has for more than 30 years hosted the UK’s Arctic Research Station – the nation’s only permane... Read More

Arctic | Feb 9. 2024.
Man tapping rubber tree at night, Sakolnakhon, Thailand.

Rubber drives ‘at least twice’ as much deforestation as previously thought

The clearing of forests for growing rubber “has been substantially underestimated” in figures used to develop policy on deforestation, new resear... Read More

Plants and forests | Oct 18. 2023.
Rare orange jack o lantern mushroom (omphalotus olearius). Image ID: 2HM3AMB.

Kew report: Five key extinction risks facing the world’s plants and fungi

Scientists’ understanding of how climate change and habitat loss could drive plant and fungi extinctions is being hamstrung by knowledge gaps in ho... Read More

Plants and forests | Oct 10. 2023.
Dirt road through cattle pasture in an area recently cleared of forest, Brazil. Image ID: DYXMBY.

Drying of Amazon could be early warning of ‘tipping point’ for the rainforest

Recent drying over the Amazon could be the “first warning signal” that the rainforest is approaching a tipping point, new research says. The A... Read More

Plants and forests | Oct 4. 2023.
Amazon Rainforest at Sacha Lodge, Coca, Ecuador, South America.

Global warming could push tropical forest leaves past a ‘critical temperature’

Temperatures high enough to cause “irreversible damage” to a plant’s ability to photosynthesise are already impacting a small portion of tropic... Read More

Plants and forests | Aug 23. 2023.
A drone shot of a fire in the Amazon forest.

Fires could lock vast parts of the Amazon into ‘treeless state’

Human-ignited fires play a decisive role in shaping the Amazon’s future, potentially locking more than three-quarters of the rainforest into a “t... Read More

Plants and forests | Aug 2. 2023.
An ash tree in autumn against a blue sky in Scotland.

In-depth Q&A: How trees benefit nature, people and the climate 

Many countries rely on tree planting to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet future climate targets. Nature and trees have been hailed as... Read More

Plants and forests | Jul 5. 2023.
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