An international research team, including experts from the Ecological-Botanical Garden (ÖBG) at the University of Bayreuth, ...

Tropical trees do more than absorb carbon — they cool the air, increase cloud cover, and resist fires, giving them far ...

More trees will cool the climate and suppress fires, but mainly if planted in the tropics, according to a new UC Riverside ...

planting trees in the tropics cools the planet most, reducing heat and fire risks more effectively than forests elsewhere.

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 ...

Newly-planted palm oil trees are seen growing on the site of a destroyed tropical rainforest in Kuala Cenaku, Riau Province, on Sumatra Island, Indonesia, on November 21, 2007.

Tropical rainforests still represent a treasure trove of undiscovered species. While many species of plants, animals, and ...

Still, the exotic trees show promise. Cregg predicted Turkish and Trojan fir will be common someday because of their strength against disease and the deep roots that allow them to withstand droughts.

Increased heat and drought stunt tropical trees, a major carbon sink Date: March 31, 2022 Source: University of Arizona Summary: For a long time, ecologists assumed tree rings to be absent in ...

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