Scientists are discovering previously unknown species in unexpected places, according to a new study.
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Will Brazil’s proposed scheme make a major difference for the climate, and how will it impact communities who live in forests?
Without urgent action, a species that helps hold rainforests together might be gone for good.
New research presents evidence of a wet forest environment 150,000 years ago in Côte d'Ivoire.
Thermal drones are helping researchers find Bennett’s tree kangaroos in the rainforest canopy, revealing new insights to guide conservation efforts.
Australia’s ancient Wet Tropics are enormously rich in species. But these tight-knit ecosystems might be at risk from cascading extinctions
Ghana is losing forests because of cocoa farming, firewood harvesting, mining and logging.
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.
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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, UCL
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Reader in Ecology and Conservation Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
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Professor, Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, James Cook University, Australia., James Cook University
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Lecturer in Statistical Ecology, Manchester Metropolitan 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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Professor, James Cook University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied Ecology, Lancaster University
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Professor of Sustainability, Bangor University
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Nuclear and Energy Research Institute, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
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Honorary Associate Professor, The Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University