By Shanna Hanbury Natural forest regrowth in the world’s tropical rainforests is expanding. According to the Forest ...

Aim It remains poorly understood why the position of the forest–savanna biome boundary, in a domain defined by precipitation and temperature, differs in South America, Africa and Australia. Process ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Zero-deforestation commitments (ZDCs) made by the palm oil industry and adopted by producers of other crops as well focus on preserving rainforests ...

Preventing the re-clearing of second-growth forests is a major challenge for restoration efforts in tropical regions, according to a new study led by researchers from Columbia University, University ...

The idea that tropical forest and savanna are alternative states is crucial to how we manage these biomes and predict their future under global change. Large-scale empirical evidence for alternative ...

UC Davis economist Stephen Vosti and his collaborators have received an international science award for their efforts to save tropical rain forests and reduce poverty by addressing the economic and ...

Coupled field observations and phytoclimatic modeling show that the distribution of African forest and savanna ecosystems are highly predictable by climate, researchers report in a new study. The ...