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The UK has abandoned projects worth tens of millions of pounds that were meant to help protect Congo rainforests and support local people.

Brazil, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo are home to more than half of the planet's tropical rainforests. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 15, 2022 12:00 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred ...

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New research has revealed less than a quarter of the remaining tropical rainforests around the globe can safeguard thousands of threatened species from extinction. "Using remote sensing and forest integrity indicators, we analyzed the quality of the ...

Rainforests cover less than 10 per cent of Earth’s surface but support more than half of all known species. Here’s why World Rainforest Day is celebrated and five forests that play a vital role in kee

Australia’s tropical rainforests have switched from being a net carbon sink to a net carbon source, releasing more carbon dioxide than they absorb, according to a study. David Clode Unsplash Around the world, rainforests play a critically important role ...

For many people, the phrase "tropical rainforest" might conjure the image of a landscape teeming with vegetation, exotic animals and extraordinary beauty. But while the world's rainforests do share some qualities—including serving as habitats for a ...

South American rainforests thrived during three extreme global warming events in the past, say paleontologists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in a new report published in the Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. No tropical ...

Australia has both deserts and rainforests due to its large size and varied climate. The Daintree Rainforest is over 180 million years old, older than the Amazon. Nearly 70% of Australia is arid or semi-arid land. Most countries have a dominant climate or ...