A team of international scientists led by researchers from Australian universities has found the first evidence that woody biomass in tropical rainforests is acting as a long-term source of carbon ...

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Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica features a rugged Pacific coastline bordered by dense tropical rainforest. The wide sandy beach is scattered with driftwood carried by the ocean and nearby ...

Taking the event as an opportunity, Baoting launched three themed tourism routes. Tourists can tour local attractions, ...

Think of the destruction of Earth's rainforests and a familiar image may come to mind: fires or chainsaws tearing through enormous swaths of the Amazon, releasing masses of planet-warming carbon ...

New research has revealed less than a quarter of the remaining tropical rainforests around the globe can safeguard thousands of threatened species from extinction. New research has revealed less than ...

We are now in the middle of the sixth mass extinction, caused by our emergence as a planet-shaping force. Species are going extinct far faster than the average natural rate of loss. How much ...

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At the eighth IUCN World Conservation Congress, a proposal on gibbon protection submitted by Hainan was passed by an overwhelming majority, becoming the world's first international resolution focused ...

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For Leah the value of the UK's rainforests goes way beyond their importance as a rare habitat. They are a form of natural infrastructure that can help the UK become more resilient to a changing ...

On the east coast of Australia, in tropical North Queensland, lies the Daintree rainforest – a place where the density of trees forms an almost impenetrable mass of green. Stepping into the forest can ...