In the pantheon of endangered ecosystems, tropical dry forests are seldom granted a leading role. They lack the lush mystique of rainforests and the climatic extremes of deserts. Yet these vanishing ...

A new lawsuit asks Colombia to recognize that jaguars, military macaws and the nation’s tropical dry forest have legal rights to “life, health and integrity.” The case is the latest in the “rights of ...

When you sip a cup of coffee or use a rubber band, you’re benefiting from tropical forests. These lush ecosystems provide countless products we rely on daily — from food to materials like wood and ...

A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absence at COP30 Sea-Level Rise Accelerates in New Jersey, Raising Coastal Flooding ...

Brazil’s Caatinga region faces a severe mammal loss—up to 80% in many areas—driven by hunting & habitat destruction for farming. This ‘defaunation’ harms ecosystem health, impacting vital services.

The ‘Protected Areas of the Caatinga Dry Tropical Forest’ constitutes a serial property that encompasses some of the most intact ecosystems of the Caatinga, the only biome found exclusively in Brazil ...

Ch. 1. An overview of the plant diversity, biogeography and conservation of neotropical savannas and seasonally dry forests / R. Toby Pennington, Gwilym P. Lewis and James A. Ratter -- Ch. 2.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new initiative led by Brazil’s Ministry of the Environment plans to financially reward conservationists of the planet’s tropical forests. In an ...

India welcomed Brazil’s initiative to establish a Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) during the leaders’ summit at COP30 in Belem. Recognising it as a significant step towards collective and ...