Research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would store loads of carbon.

"The people who live there should be in charge of what happens there." Satellite imagery identifies strange phenomenon ...

in humid tropical regions around the world has the potential to naturally regrow. That much forest could store ... Oct. 21, 2024 — Plants the world over are absorbing about 31% more carbon ...

Previous studies have examined how trees react to wind, but it remains unclear whether these responses are consistent across ...

During his four-hour visit to Manaus—the largest Amazon city—Biden announced a $50 million contribution from the U.S. to the Amazon Fund. The pledge brings the country’s total to $100 million to ...

Research by IIT Kharagpur, Calcutta University, and the University of Western Ontario finds tropical rainforests, like those ...

A recent study on Cryptomeria japonica plots shows that trees dissipate wind energy by switching between two swaying behaviors at specific wind speeds, offering insights that may help in improved ...

The Congo Basin's tropical forests, known as the "planet's second lung" behind the Amazon, are shrinking by one to five percent a year due to illegal logging and mining, a study said.

Researchers have found evidence that mangrove forests – which protect tropical and subtropical coastlines – are drowning in ...