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Numerous piles of logs lie stacked in a tract cleared amid lush forest.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Forest Degradation Affects Carbon and Water Cycles

by Kate Wheeling 25 August 202029 September 2021

Forest degradation may be as widespread as deforestation in the Amazon, but its impact on energy, carbon, and water fluxes is less well understood.

Image of eroded ground under a tilled, yellowing prairie landscape
Posted inNews

A Dirty Truth: Humans Began Accelerating Soil Erosion 4,000 Years Ago

by Richard J. Sima 10 December 201915 November 2021

Recent research combining analysis of carbon dating, sediment accumulation rates, and pollen records from 632 lake beds worldwide finds deforestation tied to increased soil erosion.

Bird’s-eye image of the tree canopy in an intact section of the Brazilian rain forest
Posted inNews

Deforestation Could Exacerbate Drought in the Amazon

by Kate Wheeling 10 October 201915 October 2021

Researchers use high-resolution satellite images to parse the effects of land use changes on the energy balance between the rain forest and the atmosphere.

Aerial photo of a thick rain forest being logged
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Ousted Head of Science Agency Criticizes Brazil’s Denial of Deforestation Data

by Randy Showstack 20 August 20196 December 2021

Ricardo Galvão was fired from the institute that monitors deforestation in the Amazon. Now he and other scientists are speaking out against attacks on science.

Satellite image of small fires burning in agriculturally developed land
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Global Tree Cover Loss Continues but Is Down from Peak Highs

by Randy Showstack 25 April 20192 November 2021

New data show that an area of tropical tree forest cover the size of Nicaragua was lost in 2018.

An abandoned desert town in Namibia
Posted inOpinions

Will the Desert Darken Your Door?

by M. Villar-Argaiz 20 March 20192 November 2021

Wildfires are becoming more common as climate changes. So too are the arid landscapes that spread in their wake.

Aerial photo of an oil palm plantation planted right up to a river’s bank, with no habitat buffer.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Conserving Riverside Habitat Could Bolster Bottom Lines

by Aaron Sidder 2 October 20182 November 2021

Palm oil is in demand, and its agricultural footprint is expanding in the tropics. New research suggests that habitat buffers could improve conservation and prevent erosion that cuts into economic returns.

The physical properties of peatland burn sites affect the amount of greenhouse gases that end up in the atmosphere
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Measuring Emissions from Smoldering Peat Fires

by A. Branscombe 1 February 20182 November 2021

A new study measures emission factors for tropical peatland fires in Malaysia.

New research reveals how timing may determine the impacts of deforestation
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Deforestation Effects as Different as Night and Day

by S. Witman 16 June 20172 November 2021

Study investigates how deforestation can cause different land surface temperature effects depending on the time of day.

Scientists examine the link between forest fires and deforestation in the Amazon.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Smoke Signals in the Amazon

by A. Branscombe 5 January 20172 November 2021

Forest fires can occur naturally, but in the world's largest rain forest, fire can signal large-scale deforestation.

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