After selective logging rainforest retains 76% carbon, >85% biodiversity

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

That is inferior to true conservation, but preferable over all other ‘forest options’.

Diverse ecosystems vulnerable to extreme weather

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Science News Releases

Extreme weather such as hurricanes, torrential downpours and droughts will become more frequent in pace with global warming. Consequently, this increases the risk for species extinction, especially in bio diverse ecosystems such as coral reefs and tropical rainforests.

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World’s two smallest frog species discovered

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Hello Paedophryne dekot and Paedophryne verrucosa!

Tropical forest CO2 fertilisation: self-mitigation of emissions possibly around 15 percent

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

In which case increased tropical forest density would sort of average out emissions of tropical deforestation. [Is it just us or do you share the feeling something is uncomfortably unsustainable about that comparison?] A couple of days ago we reported … Continue reading →

Today’s paradox: higher tropical forest density leads to extra CO2

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Do you remember how last week we concluded so often forest climate studies have something strangely nonsensical? Here’s yet another piece of evidence to back that up.

Today´s paradox: forests add 35% to anthropogenic CO2 emissions – but are still annual net carbon sink

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

An international team of 18 scientists presents a couple of interesting and contrasting forest figures in their publication in Science.

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