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A woman in a blue dress sits outside and records her production and consumption in an agroecological log in Brazil.
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Como as mudanças climáticas estão afetando as mulheres na Amazônia

by Meghie Rodrigues 24 March 202324 March 2023

Secas e enchentes alteraram radicalmente a agricultura familiar, mas lideranças femininas estão encontrando soluções para si e suas comunidades.

Photo of a digger clearing access to forest for selective logging in Borneo.
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Selectively Logged Forests Are Not Broken

by Erin Martin-Jones 23 January 202323 January 2023

Borneo’s logged forests are buzzing with life and have unrealized conservation potential.

A woman in a blue dress sits outside and records her production and consumption in an agroecological log in Brazil.
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How Climate Change Is Affecting Women in the Amazon

by Meghie Rodrigues 16 November 202224 March 2023

Droughts and floods have radically altered family farming, but women leaders are finding solutions for themselves and their communities.

Researcher at an observation tower in a plot where the towers will be installed
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Testing the Resilience of the Amazon

by Sofia Moutinho 10 November 202222 December 2022

A mega-experiment in Brazil will evaluate how tropical rain forests absorb carbon as emissions increase.

Mist permeates a lush rain forest in Tanzania
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Monitoring Moisture from Afar

by Danielle Beurteaux 12 October 202212 October 2022

Undisturbed tropical rain forests are experiencing more frequent droughts, but the ecosystems are isolated and difficult to assess. Scientists are using remote sensing to expand the depth and scope of monitoring efforts.

The Daintree Rainforest located in North Queensland, Australia
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Tree Mortality Risk Surges in Australian Rain Forests

by Rishika Pardikar 14 July 202214 July 2022

Researchers link vulnerability to “atmospheric drought” associated with climate change.

Cascada en un bosque en la isla de Dominica
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Los beneficios climáticos de los bosques van mucho más allá del secuestro de carbono

by Santiago Flórez 23 May 202227 March 2023

Los bosques son “esencialmente sistemas de aire acondicionado” gracias a procesos biofísicos como la evapotranspiración y la rugosidad del dosel forestal.

Photo of forest on the island of Dominica
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Climate Benefits of Forests Go Far Beyond Carbon Sequestration

by Santiago Flórez 26 April 202227 March 2023

Forests are “essentially air-conditioning systems” thanks to biophysical processes like evapotranspiration and canopy roughness.

Aerial photo of Manaus, Brazil
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Pollution Is Disrupting Rain Cycles in the Amazon

by Meghie Rodrigues 4 March 202229 April 2022

A team of researchers in Brazil and the United States uncovered the importance of the mechanism of oxidation—a process with the potential to affect climate and precipitation across the tropics.

Increased rainfall and floods threaten the urban landscape of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Deforestation Is Flooding West African Coasts

by Humberto Basilio 7 February 202227 March 2023

The lack of trees is contributing to increased rainfall along the coast of southwest Africa, where communities are already vulnerable to flash flooding.

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