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Trade-offs between economic growth and deforestation
Jan 18, 2017 (SPX)
Economic growth in poor countries increases along with deforestation rates, but the effect disappears in wealthier economies, according to a new study published...
Climate policies alone will not save Earth's most diverse tropical forests
Jan 18, 2017 (SPX)
A focus on policies to conserve tropical forests for their carbon storage value may imperil some of the world's most biologically rich tropical forests, says ne...
Risk of tree species disappearing in central Africa 'a major concern,' say researchers
Jan 18, 2017 (SPX)
Human disturbance may often be criticised for harming the environment, but new research suggests a persistent lack of human attention in the central African for...
HSBC funding Indonesian forest destruction: Greenpeace
Jan 17, 2017 (AFP)
Greenpeace on Tuesday accused banking giant HSBC of helping to arrange billions of dollars in financing for companies whose palm oil operations have been blamed...
Microbes rule in 'knee-high tropical rainforests'
Jan 13, 2017 (SPX)
Rainforests on infertile wet soils support more than half of all plant species. Shrublands on infertile dry soils in southwestern Australia, jokingly called "kn...
Why are Australia's shrublands like 'knee-high tropical rainforests'?
Jan 13, 2017 (SPX)
Some of the Earth's ecosystems host a disproportionately high number of plant species, and infertile shrublands in warm semi-arid regions support 20 per cent of...
Study: Trees with thicker bark are more resistant to fire
Jan 11, 2017 (UPI)
New research suggests thicker bark helps trees survive wildfires. Scientists found trees in fire-prone regions tend to have much thicker bark than trees in wett...
Philippine minister says Dora can't explore pristine Palawan
Jan 11, 2017 (AFP)
American children's television network Nickelodeon will not be allowed to build an underwater theme park on one of the nation's most pristine islands, the Phili...
Measuring trees with the speed of sound
Jan 10, 2017 (SPX)
Living trees can rot from the inside out, leaving only a hollowed trunk. Wood rot in living trees can cause overestimates of global carbon pools, timber loss in...
Scientists try turning Christmas trees into plastic
Jan 05, 2017 (UPI)
Scientists at the University of Bath are developing a process for turning pinene, the chemical that gives pine trees their distinct aroma, into plastic. Pinene ...
In cool forests, foraging bees prefer the warmth of darker flower petals
Jan 05, 2017 (UPI)
New research suggests a native Missouri bee species is skewing the reproductive patterns of wildflower morphs -- a variance of leaf or flower petal patterns -- ...
Obama creates two new national monuments
Dec 29, 2016 (AFP)
President Barack Obama has created two new US national monuments, bringing vast desert areas under federal protection. Bears Ears and Gold Butte National Monume...
Amazonia's best and worst areas for carbon recovery revealed
Dec 22, 2016 (SPX)
The first mapping of carbon recovery in Amazonian forests following emissions released by commercial logging activities has been published in the journal eLife....
Warming could slow upslope migration of trees
Dec 21, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists expect trees will advance upslope as global temperatures increase, shifting the tree line--the mountain zone where trees become smaller and eventuall...
Better road planning could boost food production while protect forests
Dec 20, 2016 (SPX)
Conservation scientists have used layers of data on biodiversity, climate, transport and crop yields to construct a color-coded mapping system that shows where ...
A roadmap for guiding development and conservation in the Amazon
Dec 13, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), The Nature Conservancy, and several partners in Brazil and Peru have produced a geographic information syst...
Indonesia expands protection for peatlands, climate
Dec 06, 2016 (AFP)
Indonesia has extended legal protection for its wetlands and peat bogs by expanding a ban on the conversion of these carbon-rich swamps into plantations. The mo...
Laser technique boosts aerial imaging of woodlands
Dec 02, 2016 (SPX)
A ground-breaking technique which allows green spaces to be mapped in 3D from an aircraft could boost biodiversity, aid human wellbeing and even help protect ra...
Green groups pressure Spain over 'at risk' wetlands
Nov 30, 2016 (AFP)
Environmentalists piled pressure on Spain Wednesday over its sprawling Donana wetlands, a UNESCO World Heritage site they believe is at risk and could be put on...
Scientists say North should commit to pay for forest conservation in South
Nov 28, 2016 (UPI)
If the Paris Agreement is to be honored, countries in the Global North must commit to fund conservation efforts in the Global South. That is the conclusion of B...
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