Mutilation of the tree of life

"Tropical forest loss doubled in 2024, reaching the highest level recorded in two decades...Like tropical forests all over the world, it has been steadily shrinking, with at least 15% lost to logging, mining and cattle ranching in two decades."

"Low-cost tech and joined-up funding have reduced illegal logging, mining and poaching."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/25/they-are-scared-of-us-now-how-one-tropical-forest-turned-the-tide-on-loggers

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https://www.globalforestwatch.org/

#biodiversity #deforestation #logging #mining #cattle #extractivism #plunder #ICT #TropicalForest #conservation #NSWlogging

A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate change.
#ecosystems #ClimateChange #adaptation #tropicalforest #biodiversity

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/trees-in-panamas-tropical-forests-are-growing-longer-roots-in-the-face-of-drought

Tropical forest (Ecosystems 🏞️)

Tropical forests are forested ecoregions with tropical climates – that is, land areas approximately bounded by the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing winds. Some tropical forest types are difficult to categorize. While forests in temperate areas are readily categorized on ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_forest

#TropicalForest #Forests #Ecosystems #Biodiversity #WildernessAreas #OldGrowthForests

‘They’re scared of us now’: how co-investment in a tropical forest saw off loggers

The reclaiming of Darién national park should help protect one of the region’s largest carbon sinks and the Indigenous groups and many animal species that live there. It also comes as tropical forests across Central America are collapsing.

#DarienPark #Panama #TropicalForest #IllegalLogging #Poaching #envvironment #Biodiversity

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/25/they-are-scared-of-us-now-how-one-tropical-forest-turned-the-tide-on-loggers?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

What began as a search for a rare parrot became a hike through tropical green, full of guavas, old friendships, and quiet epiphanies. On the Cumberland Trail in St. Vincent, the forest didn’t give me the perfect bird photo. It gave me something better.

#CumberlandNatureTrail #StVincent #RainforestHike #NaturePhotography #Ecotourism #FieldNotes #ReconnectWithNature #StranglerFig #TropicalForest #IslandHiking #CaribbeanEcology

https://islandinthenet.com/the-cumberland-nature-reserve/

Charted: #TropicalForest Loss in 2024

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-tropical-forest-loss-in-2024/