A new LMU study estimates that land use changes in conjunction with climate change could lead to the loss of up to 38% of the Amazon rainforest by the end of the 21st century. The Amazon is the ...

Some areas of the Amazon rainforest are more resilient to drought than others, new research shows. But if not managed carefully, we could 'threaten the integrity of the whole system,' researchers say.

Researchers at the University of Arizona analyzed 20 years of satellite data to understand how different Amazon forest ecosystems respond to drought. They found that variations in water-table depth, ...

A new analysis finds global forest maps overlap far less than expected, raising questions about climate funding and ...

For the first time, the United Nations climate change negotiations are taking place at the edge of a tropical rainforest, a setting many are still waiting to see if it can inspire governments to take ...