It’s as if a professional cleaner has been let loose in the rainforest. The whistles of birds and croaks of frogs have been vacuumed up, the messy understory cleared away. Where once chaotic tangles of vines and saplings wrestled over flecks of sunlight beneath a shady canopy, now trees of the same height stand tidy and organized in neatly spaced rows beneath the scorching sun.
forestation project. But something has gone very wrong.
Woodlark Island lies off the coast of Papua New Guinea and is home to dozens of unique species and a more than 2,000-year-old human culture.
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A tropical island swelling with endemic species is under imminent threat of colossal destruction
An interview with my friend and hero, who is using orchid surveys to save cloud forests in Colombia
This article was originally published on Mongabay. New research suggests that tropical cyclones may become deadlier under climate change. According to simulated estimates of past storm mortality in Mexico, storm-related deaths are projected to increase under five out of six climate change models, in one case by as much as […]
This post was originally published on Mongabay.com Dung beetles have emerged as one of the most intensively studied animal groups in tropical rainforests. They are very easy and cheap to survey and are strong indicators of the health of rainforests and the presence of diverse mammal communities. Dung beetles also […]
This piece was orignally published on Mongabay.com A new coalition of scientists, indigenous peoples, community groups and lawyers is pushing for legal recognition of the rights of an endangered orca population living in the Salish Sea. The population, known as the Southern Resident Killer Whales, numbers just 75 individuals, down […]
My first article for Mongabay. Read with original images here. A new study outlines where Javan leopards live – and where suitable habitat remains on the densely inhabited island. National parks remain the most stable habitat for the critically endangered species, but the study finds that half its potential habitat […]