The air moving above the forest carries valuable information about how trees absorb carbon, and what may happen in the future as global temperatures rise Vanessa Crooks The forest breathes! There is a ...

Tropical forests are highly productive ecosystems, accounting for nearly half of the global forest carbon sink. If tropical forests can no longer remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the effects ...

The world's tropical rainforests are edging towards collapse. But knowing how to stop deforestation isn't enough to drive action. The challenge is aligning all the pieces of the puzzle to initiate ...

Tropical forests store a third of the world's carbon in their wood and soils. However, their future as a carbon sink has been uncertain. Scientists have long wondered whether nutrient-poor tropical ...

Brazil has proposed a new $250 billion mechanism for conserving the world’s tropical rainforests. The “Tropical Forests Forever” fund, sourced from governments and the private sector, would disburse ...

Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the importance of tropical forests: They harbor biodiversity, support Indigenous livelihoods, and regulate the climate. But deforestation ...

Natural forest regrowth in the world’s tropical rainforests is expanding. According to the Forest Declaration Assessment 2025, more than 11 million hectares (27 million acres) of tropical moist ...