Aggressive oil extraction spells disaster for Amazon rainforests

Copious amounts of carbon is emitted when the rainforests are cut down to establish drill sites

Feeding frenzy

14 fly species and 18 species of wasps found living in a single tropical flower, feeding on each other

Well-researched essays on sustainability

Policies for a Small Planet Edited by Johan Holmberg Publisher: Earthscan Publications, London Price: £14.95

Timber producers seek equity in trade accord

At a recently held conference on tropical timber, producer nations demanded temperate forests be included in any agreement on international …

Historical burden

Sustainable peatland management can prevent future pandemics: Study

Peatlands harbour a variety of disease-spreading hosts; flora and fauna in them are also being harvested, increasing contact with humans

Warming temperatures can mean mass leaf deaths in tropical forests

Some percentage of leaves from tropical forests are already exposed to such temperatures that prevent their normal functioning  

After 25 years of trying, why aren’t we environmentally sustainable yet?

New research, looking at dozens of unsuccessful policies, has uncovered the basic elements of failure

'The biggest driver of tropical deforestation is industrial agriculture'

Wealthy countries should provide adequate funding for tropical countries that conserve forests, says environmental economist Jonah Busch 

World set to lose India-sized forest cover by 2050

The report predicts that 289 million hectares of tropical forests will be cleared between 2016 and 2050

Disappearing Act

Only special breeding programmes and creation of corridors can save the lion-tailed macaque from extinction

Turned turtle

Forest medicines

New drug for cancer

African tropical mountain forests store 2/3rd more carbon than previously estimated: Study

The Nature report underscores the vital role these tropical forests play in combating climate change

Forest grants

Ghana to start importing timber

The West African nation once boasted a rich forest cover

Carbon suckers

Mangroves store four times more carbon than other forests

Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia come together to save Borneo forests

Mining giant keen on exploiting Borneo forests

BRAZIL

Last tree standing

Remnant forests can affect growth of other trees in the vicinity, claims a new study

Blessed are the meek...

...for they keep the rainforests' biodiversity high

Andaman and Nicobar: Beyond India's landmass

Excerpts from Troubled Islands! by Pankaj Sekhsaria

With a trace of Molybdenum