Plants and forests
Digital sequence information, or “DSI”, refers to the genetic information derived from biodiversity. Public and private databases – headquar... Read More
There is a “mismatch” between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns. The paper, published... Read More
"Natural" world heritage sites, such as the Galápagos Islands, Serengeti national park and Great Barrier Reef, could be exposed to multiple climate ... Read More
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
Logging companies have “acquired” roughly 1m hectares of Indigenous peoples’ territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2000, acco... Read More
A few years ago, scientists studying satellite data discovered that there was an “unexpectedly large” source of CO2 emissions coming from tropica... Read More
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
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
The clearing of forests for growing rubber “has been substantially underestimated” in figures used to develop policy on deforestation, new resear... Read More
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
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
