A new lawsuit asks Colombia to recognize that jaguars, military macaws and the nation’s tropical dry forest have legal rights to “life, health and integrity.” The case is the latest in the “rights of ...

In the pantheon of endangered ecosystems, tropical dry forests are seldom granted a leading role. They lack the lush mystique of rainforests and the climatic extremes of deserts. Yet these vanishing ...

ANTANANARIVO — Which tropical habitats are worthy of conservation? Humid forests, with their dazzling species counts, easily gain notice. Dry forests may not boast the same numbers, but their unique ...

A study of changes to the habitats of more than 700 species reveals massive biodiversity loss—but also possibilities for restoration. "There is a lot of talk about deforestation and biodiversity loss ...

A study led by the University of Alicante (UA) reveals that the degradation of tropical dry forests alters vertebrate scavenger communities. Published in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation, the ...

Tamandua is a collective of families and small farmers who create food products from the nuts of the guáimaro tree, a keystone species of Colombia’s tropical dry forest, as well as from other ...

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Ch. 1. An overview of the plant diversity, biogeography and conservation of neotropical savannas and seasonally dry forests / R. Toby Pennington, Gwilym P. Lewis and James A. Ratter -- Ch. 2.

Tropical forests are among the planet’s most powerful natural climate tools, yet after logging or pasture use they can take decades to recover their biomass and biodiversity. New research suggests ...

The map shows the variation in temperature differences between ground level and above canopy level (ground level always cooler) on the South American continent. The map is based on actual data ...