While Menara currently holds the title of the tallest tropical tree, researchers speculate that even taller specimens may ...

To date, agricultural expansion in sub-Saharan Africa has mainly been driven by small-scale subsistence farmers. Yet since ...

Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical forest canopies with new and surprising results. Understanding tree traits ...

A landmark study led by the University of Oxford has created the world’s first global map of tropical ... tree traits and functional diversity is essential for assessing the resilience of forest ...

Rain forest restoration holds much ... by removing stresses or by planting native tree seedlings are the most common strategies for restoring tropical forests. Several other approaches to ...

Tropical rainforests lie along the equator, mainly between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Rainforests have four main layers: the emergent, the canopy, the under canopy and the forest floor.

Pellet-making is contributing to deforestation and biodiversity loss in North America, and will increasingly do so in tropical nations, including Vietnam, Brazil, Indonesia and Malaysia.

The El Yunque National Forest, or simply El Yunque, is the only tropical rainforest in the ... In the evenings, Puerto Rico's tiny coquí tree frogs begin their unmistakable serenade.