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A repeat of 2019's disastrous fire season is possible in 2020, and it would have dire consequences.
Instead of boycotting palm oil, source it from pastureland and not recently logged forests.
Forest fires emit twice as much carbon in the Brazilian Amazon as deforestation, according to new research.
Guam's trees are in trouble, thanks to the accidental release of a snake species 70 years ago, which has killed off many of the bird species that are vital for the health of the island's forests.
Forests and savannas are expected to be strongly affected in the coming decades by changing rainfall patterns. But land use will also have a major impact.
Bird diversity may be the secret to forest resilience.
The extinction threat you haven't heard of: several South American birds teeter on the brink of existence due to habitat loss. And history is not the best guide for how to save them.
Queensland's Wet Tropics are home to a dizzying range of plant and animal species, but are at risk of being overrun by yellow crazy ants.
Forests that grow back after being cleared for agriculture or by logging grow back much faster than old-growth forests, soaking up carbon and providing vital habitat.
The country must protect its huge forests from fires and logging.
Indonesia's haze made global headlines but an intense dry season has also sparked major fires in Brazil.
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.
Africa needs to step up the protection of its tropical forests.
The positive story of palm oil that is much less frequently heard, especially in richer countries.
Conservation won't be successful unless we work with people living at the forest edge.
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…
One hectare of land in a tropical forest can hold 650 tree species – more than in all of Canada and the continental US. This…
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Biotechnology, Head of Genomics & Computational Biology Research, University of South Wales
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Professor of Conservation Science, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Conservation Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Professor of Biodiversity, University of Northampton
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Professor, University of Utah
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Head of department of Conservation Biology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
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Post-Doctoral Associate - Land Use Change and Ecosystem Services, University of Vermont
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Professor of Conservation Science, Bangor University
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Professor of Global Change Science at University of Leeds and, UCL
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Associate Research Professor, University of Vermont
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Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics, University of Liverpool
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Adjunct Professor of Conservation, University of Kent
