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Tropical forests are becoming less effective as carbon sinks
Tropical forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2 from manmade greenhouse gas emissions faster than expected.
Brazilian tribespeople grow cacao to help their forests
Gold mining or chocolate making? Some indigenous tribes in the Amazon have made their choice.
Composting, forest memorials among end-of-life options
Composting bodies takes about a month. Forest 'memorials' are meant to be forever. They're just two new options for what to do when we die.
Australia’s bushfires destroyed a fifth of the country’s forests
In just a few months some 5.8 million hectares of broadleaf forest burned down in New South Wales and Victoria.
Study finds habitat loss, lighting threaten the firefly’s charm
Firefly experts from across the globe described threats to the beloved insect, which also include pesticide use and tourism.
Leaving Jakarta: What happens if Indonesia moves a capital?
Indonesia's plans to move the capital to Borneo raise concerns about both biodiversity impacts and the city left behind.