Research news | 2020-10-05

As emissions grow, more parts of the Amazon are likely to dry out

A larger part of the Amazon rainforest could cross a tipping point where it could become a savanna-type ecosystem than previously thought

Research news | 2020-04-02

Amazon deforestation leads to increasingly severe dry seasons

Drier dry seasons combined with more degraded forests means regions can easily transform to pasture land, researchers warn

Research news | 2019-09-09

Eroding the resilience of tropical forests

Understanding the relationships between forest resilience and soil erosion in tropical forests affected by human and natural disturbances

Research news | 2019-02-15

Should we worry about the Brazilian Amazon?

Centre workshop presents multiple perspectives and discusses current concerns about the region. Watch videos here

Research news | 2018-11-07

Financial giants can have a pivotal role for climate stability

A handful of international investors linked to economic activities may influence the stability of some of the world’s largest forests and hence the global climate

Research news | 2018-10-30

Nature’s steep decline

Centre contributes to new WWF report which reveals staggering extent of human impact on planet

Research news | 2018-02-14

Fires from drought in the Amazon keep forest carbon emissions high

Forest fires during drought periods rather than deforestation fires increasingly dominate Amazonian carbon emissions

Research news | 2017-03-13

The connections between Amazon forest loss and extreme drought events

Researchers identify connections between extreme drought and self-amplified forest loss. Forest diversity reduces risk of such loss

Research news | 2016-03-23

The plants that regulate the rain

Why landscapes that regulate downwind rainfall are key producers of ecosystem services

Research news | 2015-03-19

Local action needed to protect iconic WorldHeritage sites

Think global, act local or risk losing the world’s iconic natural treasures, new study in Science argues