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Humans have been altering tropical forests for at least 45,000 years
2017-08-03 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] IMAGE: Despite previous notions of tropical forests as 'green deserts' not suitable for human habitation Credit: Patrick Roberts The first review of the global impact of humans on tropical forests in the ancient past shows that humans have been a…
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Study reinforces the Amazon forest's importance in regulating atmospheric chemistry
2017-07-31 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] IMAGE: Airborne measurements made as part of the GOAmazon scientific campaign show that the Amazon rainforest emits three times more isoprene than was previously estimated. Credit: photo: GOAmazon Airborne measurements made as part of the Green Ocean Amazon ex…
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People and wildlife now threatened by rapid destruction of central America's forests
2017-07-25 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] NEW YORK (July 25, 2017) - Central America's largest remaining forests are disappearing at a precipitous rate due to illegal cattle ranching, oil palm plantations, and other human-related activities, all of which are putting local communities and the region's wildlife species at high risk. A new comprehensive study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) titled the “Human Footprint and Cow's Hoofprint Analysis” was presented this month for …
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Farming with forests
2016-10-03 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Feeding the world's burgeoning population is a major challenge for agricultural scientists and agribusinesses, who are busy developing higher-yielding crop varieties. Yet University of Illinois researchers stress that we should not overlook sustainability in the frenzy to achieve production goals. More than a third of the global land area is currently in food production. This figure is likely to expand, leading to deforestation, habitat loss, and weakening of essential ecosystem …
Homemade drones used in Borneo to save forests
2016-09-26 10:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTS: Borneo is a large island that is home to one of the most uniquely valuable forests in the world, with a biodiversity every bit as rich as that of Amazonia. But this very richness has long since aroused the interest of big forest companies. Since the 1960s, the island has lost half of its forests. Whether it is caused by clear-cut logging, palm-oil cultivation or mining, deforestation is an ever-increasing scourge for the natural environment. In recent years, Borneos forest dwellers themselves have...
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