Tropical forests have long been treated as slow, patient allies in the fight against climate change, quietly locking away ...

Planting more trees is often seen as one of the simplest ways to fight climate change, and it is. But a new study from UC Riverside shows that exactly where trees are planted matters just as much as ...

When you think of lemons and avocados, you might assume that they can only be grown in warm climates. However, many tropical ...

By Ruth Kamnitzer Regenerating tropical forests pull carbon dioxide from the air, but a lack of nitrogen in the soil could ...

A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate ...

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Planting more trees can help cool the planet and reduce fire risk—but where they are planted matters. According to UC Riverside researchers, tropical regions provide the most powerful climate benefits ...

Young tropical forests can regrow twice as fast with enough nitrogen, dramatically increasing carbon capture, according to a ...

Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira is at the Conservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia 22630, USA, and at the Forest Global Earth ...

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