Every year, tropical forests release countless litres of water into the atmosphere, generating rain. New research has estimated the value of this ecosystem service at billions of pounds every year, ...

Spanning 12 percent of Earth’s land surface but storing 25 percent of the world’s total carbon, tropical forests pack a punch well above their land share. They are also among the planet’s most ...

The Thai Cabinet has approved the “Forests for Life” project aimed at strengthening the conservation of the country’s intact ...

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An aerial view of regenerating secondary tropical forest in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, Panama. Credit: Christian Ziegler, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Note to editors: Images are ...

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 ...

Logging of tropical forests may result in more carbon being released into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to new research. The study conducted in Malaysian Borneo demonstrates that ...

In tropical forests, endangered species inside protected habitats are still in danger from threats from beyond their sanctuaries, according to a new study. In tropical forests, endangered species ...

The government, researchers and companies are combining forces to build a miniature tropical rainforest in Kalimantan, hoping it will serve as a blueprint for the reforestation of barren lands in the ...

Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama have published dramatic maps showing the locations of lightning strikes across the tropics in Global Change Biology. Based ...