#tropicalforests — Public Fediverse posts
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🌴🔍 Oh no, the mighty tropical forests are about to faint from a fever while we bravely struggle to enable #JavaScript and #cookies. Because clearly, the key to solving climate change is hidden behind pop-up blockers and browser settings. 🖥️🍪🌡️
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2528622123 #tropicalforests #climatechange #technology #awareness #HackerNews #ngated -
🌴🔍 Oh no, the mighty tropical forests are about to faint from a fever while we bravely struggle to enable #JavaScript and #cookies. Because clearly, the key to solving climate change is hidden behind pop-up blockers and browser settings. 🖥️🍪🌡️
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2528622123 #tropicalforests #climatechange #technology #awareness #HackerNews #ngated -
Tropical forests facing increasing risks of exposure to critical temp thresholds
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2528622123
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48872973
#HackerNews #tropicalforests #climatechange #environmentalrisks #temperaturethresholds #conservation
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Tropical forests facing increasing risks of exposure to critical temp thresholds
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2528622123
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48872973
#HackerNews #tropicalforests #climatechange #environmentalrisks #temperaturethresholds #conservation
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2-Jul-2026
Study reveals how giant #trees in #tropicalForests transport #water to their uppermost branches
The study published in #Science helps us understand the role of this little-studied type of #vegetation in #climateChange. One percent of the tallest trees store more than half of the #carbon in #tropical forest #ecosystems. -
2-Jul-2026
Study reveals how giant #trees in #tropicalForests transport #water to their uppermost branches
The study published in #Science helps us understand the role of this little-studied type of #vegetation in #climateChange. One percent of the tallest trees store more than half of the #carbon in #tropical forest #ecosystems. -
What if we paid countries to NOT cut down their forests? Brazil and international partners are launching a $125 billion fund to do exactly that. Protecting nature is sound economic policy. 🌳 #TropicalForests #ClimateFinance https://therevelator.org/conservation-horizon-2026/
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What if we paid countries to NOT cut down their forests? Brazil and international partners are launching a $125 billion fund to do exactly that. Protecting nature is sound economic policy. 🌳 #TropicalForests #ClimateFinance https://therevelator.org/conservation-horizon-2026/
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Drivers Of Forest Disturbance In Southeast Asia [incl. spatial analysis]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105220 <-- shared paper 🔗
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https://github.com/shijuanchen/SEA_forest_dis <-- shared GitHub ‘data repository 🔗
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forest #vegetation #Forestdisturbance #Forestdegradation #Deforestation #remotesensing #SoutheastAsia #Asia #tropicalforests #timeseriesanalysis #geostatistics #disturbance #clearing #planting #agriculture #earthobservation #imagery #CCDC #changedetection #landcover #landuse #change #plantation #cultivation #slashandburn #planning #mitigation #catalogue #conservation #management #landmanagement #machinelearning #imageanalysis #AI -
Drivers Of Forest Disturbance In Southeast Asia [incl. spatial analysis]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105220 <-- shared paper 🔗
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https://github.com/shijuanchen/SEA_forest_dis <-- shared GitHub ‘data repository 🔗
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forest #vegetation #Forestdisturbance #Forestdegradation #Deforestation #remotesensing #SoutheastAsia #Asia #tropicalforests #timeseriesanalysis #geostatistics #disturbance #clearing #planting #agriculture #earthobservation #imagery #CCDC #changedetection #landcover #landuse #change #plantation #cultivation #slashandburn #planning #mitigation #catalogue #conservation #management #landmanagement #machinelearning #imageanalysis #AI -
Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses
"Tropical forests store about half of the global forest above ground carbon (AGC), yet extensive areas are affected by disturbances, such as deforestation from agricultural expansion and degradation from fires, selective logging, and edge effects...Findings highlight the disproportionate impact of small clearings on tropical carbon losses, suggesting the need to curb land-use changes and protect young and recovering forests."
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Xu, Y., Ciais, P., Santoro, M. et al. Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses. Nature 649, 375–380 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09870-7 (paywall)
#Deforestation #Climate #LoggingImpacts #degradation #FCNSW #NSWLogging #PostHarvestBurn #DeliberatelyBurningAForest #EPA #MicroClimate #bushfires #NativeForests #AGC #BookkeepingApproach #ESA #TropicalForests #biodiversity -
Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses
"Tropical forests store about half of the global forest above ground carbon (AGC), yet extensive areas are affected by disturbances, such as deforestation from agricultural expansion and degradation from fires, selective logging, and edge effects...Findings highlight the disproportionate impact of small clearings on tropical carbon losses, suggesting the need to curb land-use changes and protect young and recovering forests."
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Xu, Y., Ciais, P., Santoro, M. et al. Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses. Nature 649, 375–380 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09870-7 (paywall)
#Deforestation #Climate #LoggingImpacts #degradation #FCNSW #NSWLogging #PostHarvestBurn #DeliberatelyBurningAForest #EPA #MicroClimate #bushfires #NativeForests #AGC #BookkeepingApproach #ESA #TropicalForests #biodiversity -
Have you seen our #Citizenscience image labeling project yet? Please check GhanaPhenoPulse at zooniverse.org available in #English and #Arabic. We are tracking the timing of #flowers, #fruits and #leaves in #tropicalforests in #Ghana!
#Phenology
#Opendata
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Recovering #tropicalforests grow back nearly twice as fast with #nitrogen
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Recovering #tropicalforests grow back nearly twice as fast with #nitrogen
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#ClimateChange is pushing #TropicalForests #Ecosystems into a new hypertropical climate with stronger summer droughts, where pinoneer trees with less dense wood are more likely to have a high mortality
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09728-y
#AcademicChatter
#Trees
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#ClimateChange is pushing #TropicalForests #Ecosystems into a new hypertropical climate with stronger summer droughts, where pinoneer trees with less dense wood are more likely to have a high mortality
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09728-y
#AcademicChatter
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UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/05/uk-opts-out-of-flagship-fund-to-protect-amazon-and-other-threatened-tropical-forests #UK #AmazonRainforest #TropicalForests #COP30 #CllimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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How do field biologists in dense tropical forests photograph the fruits and leaves of very tall trees from the ground?
#fieldbiology #fieldbiologists #botany #botanists #photography #naturephotography #plantphotography #wildlifephotography #photographers #plantsurveys #telephotolenses #tropicalforests #trees #rainforests -
Tropical soils appear to be more sensitive to warming than previously thought.
In a field experiment in Puerto Rico, warming understory plants and topsoil by 4°C increased CO2 emissions by between 42% and 204%, depending on the terrain.
My latest article for @mongabay: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/warming-triggers-unprecedented-carbon-loss-from-tropical-soils-study-finds/ #Climate #Soil #TropicalForests
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Tropical soils appear to be more sensitive to warming than previously thought.
In a field experiment in Puerto Rico, warming understory plants and topsoil by 4°C increased CO2 emissions by between 42% and 204%, depending on the terrain.
My latest article for @mongabay: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/warming-triggers-unprecedented-carbon-loss-from-tropical-soils-study-finds/ #Climate #Soil #TropicalForests
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An excellent article on the MIT homepage today about how important seed-dispersing animals (including birds) are to forest carbon absorption. The picture is of a Great Hornbill chowing down on a juicy fig.
Photographer - Christian Ziegler
#Ecology #TropicalForests #Biodiversity
https://news.mit.edu/2025/why-animals-are-critical-forest-carbon-absorption-0728
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An excellent article on the MIT homepage today about how important seed-dispersing animals (including birds) are to forest carbon absorption. The picture is of a Great Hornbill chowing down on a juicy fig.
Photographer - Christian Ziegler
#Ecology #TropicalForests #Biodiversity
https://news.mit.edu/2025/why-animals-are-critical-forest-carbon-absorption-0728
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Tropical dry forests are critically endangered ecosystems that once covered vast areas of the planet but have been largely destroyed, with less than 8% of the original extent remaining in some regions due to conversion to agriculture and development.
By Liz Kimbrough
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/will-tropical-dry-forests-survive-the-next-50-years/#News #Conservation #Environment #Forests #DryForests #TropicalForests #Wildlife
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Tropical dry forests are critically endangered ecosystems that once covered vast areas of the planet but have been largely destroyed, with less than 8% of the original extent remaining in some regions due to conversion to agriculture and development.
By Liz Kimbrough
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/will-tropical-dry-forests-survive-the-next-50-years/#News #Conservation #Environment #Forests #DryForests #TropicalForests #Wildlife
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Q: How can we fight Deforestation around the world?
A: Provide an income to landowners for leaving their land as forest, paying them to keep it forest. How can that be done and paid for / funded?Listen on Spotify:
#sustainability #ForestPreservation #biodiversityloss #nature
#tropicalforests #trailcam
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Q: How can we fight Deforestation around the world?
A: Provide an income to landowners for leaving their land as forest, paying them to keep it forest. How can that be done and paid for / funded?
Read or listen:#sustainability #ForestPreservation #biodiversityloss #nature
#tropicalforests #trailcam
#biology #forest #forestshttps://sparkssustainability.com/2025/03/19/preserving-forests-around-the-world/
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Extinction in tropical forests. This study uses a standardized pan-tropical dataset of 239 mammal species from 37 forests in 3 continents to reveal selective #extinction occurring within #TropicalForests triggered by #anthropogenic pressure in the broader landscape #plosbiology https://plos.io/4jVaeyZ
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Extinction in tropical forests. This study uses a standardized pan-tropical dataset of 239 mammal species from 37 forests in 3 continents to reveal selective #extinction occurring within #TropicalForests triggered by #anthropogenic pressure in the broader landscape #plosbiology https://plos.io/4jVaeyZ
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Honduras: Anti-mining activist Juan Lopez shot dead
#JuanLopez is the fourth member of an #environmental #activism group based in in #Tocoa to be killed since 2023.
President #XiomaraCastro condemned the murder and has ordered an investigation.
September 16, 2024
"An #AntiMining #EnvironmentalActivist in #Honduras who protested to preserve #TropicalForests and rivers was killed over the weekend, even after warnings to better ensure his safety.
"Juan Lopez, 46, was gunned down as he left church Saturday in the northeastern town of Tocoa, police said on Sunday.
"Honduran President Xiomara Castro condmened the apparent murder of Lopez, a member of the Libre party she's allied to, in comments online.
"'We condemn the vile murder of our comrade and environmental leader Juan Lopez in Tocoa, Colon,' she said. 'I have ordered that all the capabilities of law enforcement be used to clarify this tragedy and identify those responsible.'
Multiple members of Lopez's enviromental organization killed
"Lopez belonged to the Municipal Committee for the Defense of Common and Public Goods, an environmental organization in Tocoa on the country's Atlantic coast.
"Three other members of the group were killed last year in what the organization saw as retaliation.
"The group had suffered threats and harassment for years amid efforts to preserve the #Guapinol and #SanPedro rivers, and the #CarlosEscaleras #Nature Reserve, as the presence of #mining and #hydroelectric companies increased.
"Honduran Attorney General Johel Zelaya said the 'reprehensible' murder would not go unpunished, and paid tribute to Lopez's #activism.
"'His life was an example of struggle. He never gave up in his incessant battle, hand-in-hand with the people to preserve natural resources,' Zelaya said on X.
Lopez aware of risks of his activism
"An outspoken member of the ruling #LibreParty, Lopez had recently publicly called for the resignation of Libre officials caught on video negotiating bribes with drug traffickers in 2013.
"Carlos Zelaya, a brother-in-law of president Castro, was caught up in that video. He resigned his seat in congress after admitting he took part in that meeting with drug gangsters.
"'If you leave home, you always have in mind that you do not know what might happen, if you are going to return,' Lopez had said in 2021 when speaking of his activism with AFP.
"Lopez had also raised the alarm himself earlier in the year, saying he had noticed two people on motorbikes observing him in locations around his home.
Activist deaths high in Latin America
"Global Witness, a British NGO, says Honduras is one of the world's most dangerous countries for environmental activists.
"#LatinAmerica accounted for 85% of all the world's environmentalists who were killed last year, with 18 deaths registered in Honduras, according to #GlobalWitness.
"The United Nations resident coordinator in Honduras, Alice Shackelford, said Lopez had been threatened for his activism and praised his determination to stand up to powerful interests.
"'We condemn the terrible murder of Juan Lopez, a human rights defender threatened for his work,' she said in a post."
km/msh (AFP, Reuters)
https://www.dw.com/en/honduras-anti-mining-activist-juan-lopez-shot-dead/a-70223466
#JusticeForJuan #GuapinolRiver #WaterDefender #SaveTheForests #DefendTheSacred
#NoMiningWithoutConsent #Greenwashing #WaterIsLife #SaveTheRivers #EMCO #InversionesLosPinares
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"As some countries show political will to reduce forest loss and others do not, the frontiers of forest loss are shifting: the notable reductions in Brazil and Colombia were counteracted by sharp increases in forest loss in Bolivia, Laos and Nicaragua, and more modest increases in other countries." - World Resources Institute
https://research.wri.org/gfr/latest-analysis-deforestation-trends #treecover #TropicalForests -
A new study indicates that significant networks of informal, unmapped and unregulated roads sprawl into forest-rich regions of Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
Slipping beneath the purview of environmental governance, construction of these “ghost roads” typically precede sharp spikes in deforestation and represent blind spots in zoning and law enforcement, the study says.
By Carolyn Cowan
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/unseen-and-unregulated-ghost-roads-carve-up-asia-pacific-tropical-forests/
