Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester carbon. However, the fragmentation of tropical forests has restricted the movement of large birds ...

It's the only one of its kind in the continental United States.

Between 70 to 90 percent of tropical tree species need seeds dispersed by animals like the toco toucan to grow and function.

Walk through a tropical rainforest, and you quickly notice a pattern in the fruits growing around you. Most are red, orange, ...

Tropical forests play a pivotal role in global carbon cycling and biodiversity conservation, yet they are increasingly exposed to the impacts of extreme weather events. Hurricanes and typhoons, as ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new initiative led by Brazil’s Ministry of the Environment plans to financially reward conservationists of the planet’s tropical forests. In an ...

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 ...

Fruit eating birds such as the Red-Legged Honeycreeper, Palm Tanager, or the Rufous-Bellied Thrush play a vital role in forest ecosystems by consuming, excreting, and spreading seeds to as they move ...

New research from the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich illustrates a critical barrier to natural regeneration of tropical forests. Their models—from ground-based data gathered in the Atlantic Forest of ...