Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the importance of tropical forests: They harbor biodiversity, support Indigenous livelihoods, and regulate the climate. But deforestation ...

Tropical forests have shown improvement in primary forest loss, with a 9 percent decline compared to 2023. Brazil and Colombia saw reductions in forest loss, attributed to conservation policies ...

In 2024, six Latin American countries were in the top 10 nations with the highest loss of tropical primary forest, according ...

The air moving above the forest carries valuable information about how trees absorb carbon, and what may happen in the future ...

SAO PAULO, April 4 (Reuters) - Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world's woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to an analysis, opens new ...

Tropical forests help regulate the global climate, host irreplaceable biodiversity and provide fresh water resources. Plus ...

Tropical forests can withstand around 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 Fahrenheit) of additional global warming before they reach a tipping point in terms of their ability to photosynthesize, according to ...

Wildfires and agricultural expansion offset big gains in protecting tropical forests last year. By Manuela Andreoni Despite major progress in protecting vast tracts of rainforest, the world failed ...

The loss of the world’s tropical primary forests increased 10 per cent year-on-year in 2022, with tree cover equivalent to the size of Switzerland destroyed globally, according to new research.