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Forest loss has halved over the past 30 years according to the 2015 Global Forest Resources Assessment, released yesterday.
We’re heading for mass extinctions in the world’s most diverse ecosystem.
What we think we know, don’t know and things that might surprise us about climate change and the environment.
How do the products we buy affect the world’s rainforests? In the lead up to the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit held in Sydney this week, The Conversation is running a series on rainforest commodities…
How do the products we buy affect the world’s rainforests? In the lead up to the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit held in Sydney this week, The Conversation is running a series on rainforest commodities…
Palm oil plantations have an overall negative impact on biodiversity, according to research released this week. The study, published in Nature Communications, found palm oil plantations are home to fewer…
Tropical rainforest flies may be able to evolve and adapt to the effects of climate change. Researchers from Monash University…
Coffee growers in Costa Rica have increased their coffee yields by leaving patches of surrounding rainforest untouched. Researchers…
The disappearance of animals such as the rhinoceros and the elephant is reducing the biodiversity of rainforests. These large…
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