Online map reveals link between deforestation and rises in tropical temperatures Deforestation is leading to temperature ...

Tropical forest landscapes are home to millions of Indigenous peoples and small-scale farmers. Just about every square meter of land is spoken for, even if claims are not formally recognized by ...

The Tropical Forests Forever Facility, launched at COP30 in Brazil, aims to protect tropical forests by shifting financial ...

Brazil will on Thursday announce the launch of an ambitious new investment fund designed to pay countries to keep their tropical forests intact. The Tropical Forest Forever Facility—set to be ...

A new global fund meant to reward tropical countries for protecting forests could instead drive deforestation and deepen debt ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday presented a new multibillion-dollar fund to protect tropical ...

Tropical forests play a pivotal role in global carbon cycling and biodiversity conservation, yet they are increasingly exposed to the impacts of extreme weather events. Hurricanes and typhoons, as ...

Teeming with life and stretching across multiple continents, tropical forests are often called the “lungs of the planet” because of their ability to suck up climate-warming carbon dioxide and exhale ...