African tropical mountain forests store far more carbon than previously thought – new research

Towering trees in African tropical mountain forests are a vital, overlooked carbon store threatened by deforestation.

Phil Platts, Research Fellow, University of York • conversation
Sept. 6, 2021 • ~7 min

Brazil's Atlantic Forest will change more in the next 50 years than at any time since the last ice age

For one of Earth’s most biodiverse forests, 21,000 years of natural change pale in comparison to modern, man-made climate breakdown.

Oliver Wilson, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, University of Reading • conversation
July 28, 2021 • ~7 min

Coconut oil production threatens five times more species than palm oil – new findings

The coconut – an icon of unspoiled tropical idylls – causes more environmental harm than many people realise.

Erik Meijaard, Adjunct Professor of Conservation, University of Kent • conversation
July 6, 2020 • ~7 min

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is devastating indigenous lands, with the world distracted

A repeat of 2019's disastrous fire season is possible in 2020, and it would have dire consequences.

Mauricio Torres, Professor in Human Geography, Federal University of Pará • conversation
May 30, 2020 • ~6 min

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