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African forests have officially flipped. Instead of absorbing carbon, they’re now releasing it
For decades, we’ve relied on the world’s tropical forests to do the heavy lifting in the fight against climate change. We ...
New research shows Africa’s forests now release more carbon than they absorb. This raises global climate risks and calls for ...
New research warns that Africa's forests, once vital allies in the fight against climate change, have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source.
The development means that the world’s three major rainforest regions — South American Amazon, Southeast Asia, and Africa — ...
Africa is home to one-third of the world’s tropical rainforests. Over 50 per cent of the continent’s surface is covered by ...
A new study reveals Africa's forests may now emit more carbon than they absorb due to deforestation and wildfires, ...
Discover how widespread deforestation in rainforests has turned these tropical regions from a carbon sink into a carbon ...
Conservationists and scientists from almost 20 institutions in the United States, Europe, and Africa, have concluded that immediate conservation efforts to protect red colobus monkey species could ...
A recent study finds Africa’s forests now emit more carbon than they absorb, signalling alarming consequences for climate ...
Blog by Mxolisi Sibanda, Adviser, and Elyse Blondell, Intern, Commonwealth Climate Change and Oceans Directorate ...
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 ...
The forest known as the Monsoon Forest is a Tropical Deciduous Forest. Learn why trees shed leaves seasonally and why this is ...
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