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Nigeria’s forest resources have dwindled and are in danger of disappearing in a few decades if nothing is done to save them.
By lifting their gaze to the treetops rather than poking around on the ground, researchers discovered eight new species of masked bees.
We need to urgently reform the way forest conservation is measured and sold as a way to offset emissions.
The tiny golden-tipped bat roosts in the nests of rainforest birds. But high intensity extreme fires can increasingly reach into their unburnt sanctuaries.
A 50-year experiment shows warmer, ‘thirstier’ air may have cut the lifespan of Queensland’s tropical trees in half since the 1980s.
Literary texts are useful for environmental communication and can deal with the complexity of climate change.
The best way to experience a rainforest canopy is by crane - and researchers have made full use of Australia’s first canopy crane.
Land grabs spearheaded by wealthy interests are accelerating deforestation, and Brazil’s National Congress is working to legitimize them.
The decline of forest creatures like the Chapman’s chameleon are warning signs that forests are losing integrity.
Most of Madagascar’s conservation and research projects are conceptualised and funded from abroad.
Even if they can’t save us from climate change, society still depends on forests.
Scientists in Malaysia monitored a forest for 20 years after deforestation.
But with chimps now endangered, we risk losing their forest-rebuilding abilities.
Massive study looked at more than half a million trees in 813 forests across the tropics.
A new study finds 70% of Amazonian dung beetles were killed by the severe fire and droughts of 2015 to 2016. By spreading seeds and poop, dung beetles fertilize forests and aid regrowth of vegetation.
Scientists behind a major new study explain how they discovered these forests are becoming less able to sequester carbon.
New research shows that slowing deforestation is the most essential step for saving Madagascar’s lemurs, and can help protect them against the longer-term threat of climate change.
Reversing the damage from fires in Brazil’s rainforest is not as simple as allowing trees to grow back. Decades of research shows how fires degrade their long-term health and utility.
As deforestation rates in Brazil rise, it’s worth asking whether the country can repeat the successes of the last decade. Current trends don’t bode well.
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Global Change Science at University of Leeds and, UCL
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Lecturer in Statistical Ecology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
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Honorary fellow, University of York
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Reader, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor, James Cook University
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Professor, Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, James Cook University, Australia., James Cook University
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Conservation Director, Wildlife Ecologist and Microbiologist at the African Conservation Foundation. Lecturer and board member at the Institute of Biodiversity and Non-Profit Studies, University of Buea
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Associate Professor, School of Environmental & Rural Science, University of New England
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Emeritus Professor in the Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University
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Coursework Coordinator Institute for Regional Development, University of Tasmania
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Principal Research Scientist at NSW Primary Industries and Adjunct Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Honorary Fellow, Law School; Associate of the Sydney Democracy Network of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sydney University, The University of Western Australia
