As well as the WCS and the Brazilian government, several other organisations have also been involved in designing the initiative, which is due to be launched at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, ...

The tropical rainforest has nurtured this "pool" for millions of years to become the exclusive home for 170,000 of the world's 250,000 known plant species. What Is Tropical Rainforest Biodiversity?

Trees in tropical forests are dying at an increased rate, with consequences for biodiversity, carbon storage, and the global climate. While deforestation is the primary cause of forest loss, intact ...

Tropical rainforests play a vital role in global climate regulation and biodiversity conservation. However, a major new study published in Science reveals that forests across the Americas are not ...

The Largest Tropical Rainforest . The largest unbroken stretch of rainforest is found in the Amazon river basin of South America. Over half of this forest lies in Brazil, which holds about one ...

The best way to protect tropical forests is to leave them under the guardianship of the Indigenous communities who call them home. That’s why the streets of New York are filled this week with ...

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 ...