Forests occupy one third of the total land area of the Earth and hold around 80 per cent of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity. It is estimated that nearly one third of the global population depends ...

When you sip a cup of coffee or use a rubber band, you’re benefiting from tropical forests. These lush ecosystems provide countless products we rely on daily — from food to materials like wood and ...

Tropical dry forests are critically endangered ecosystems that once covered vast areas of the planet but have been largely destroyed, with less than 8% of the original extent remaining in some regions ...

Tropical forests exchange more CO2 with the atmosphere than any other terrestrial biome, meaning that even a relatively small shift in the balance of carbon uptake and release there could have a big ...

Tropical rainforests represent one of our planet’s most critical natural assets in the fight against climate change, storing approximately 25% of all terrestrial carbon despite covering just 6% of ...

Brazil to announce investment at UN meeting on Tuesday China and others show initial support for new funding model Brazil proposing $125 bln Tropical Forests Forever Facility BRASILIA, Sept 19 ...

Sooyeon Laura Jin is Forestry Officer (Food Security), Forestry Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Plants and animals found in forests play an important role in ...