The air moving above the forest carries valuable information about how trees absorb carbon, and what may happen in the future ...

The tropical rainforest is the most biodiverse biome on Earth, housing an astonishing variety of species due to its unique climate, characterized by abundant rainfall and sunlight. Despite its ...

A forest biome community is a regional classification recognized by botanists and forest scientists. Discover the kinds of forest biomes of North America.

Location of the 1,568 plots, tropical forest regions, and tropical forest biome extent used in the study. Dots show the location of the plots analyzed, colored by continental region. Image ...

The Pantanal biome, the world’s largest tropical wetland, also saw a spike in forest loss in 2023 due to fires, which have been exacerbated by a multiyear megadrought caused in part by climate ...

Savannas are areas of open grassland with dispersed trees. Learn all about the savanna biome, including wildlife, climate, vegetation, and more.

Now, after ten years and 1.3 million data points, the Forest 500 project found that only “pockets of progress” have been made and tropical forests still face extreme threats.

“The Atlantic Forest is an extremely important tropical forest biome with a lot of potential for reforestation. It has also been largely overlooked from an international standpoint even though it is ...

Loss of tropical pristine forests alone reached 6.7 million hectares (16.6 million acres), an 80% spike compared to 2023 and an area roughly the size of Panama, mainly because Brazil, the host of ...

Tropical forests cover less than 7% of the Earth's surface, yet they recycle more carbon, water, and energy than any other biome. These exchanges between forests and the atmosphere are critical in ...