Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses

"Tropical forests store about half of the global forest above ground carbon (AGC), yet extensive areas are affected by disturbances, such as deforestation from agricultural expansion and degradation from fires, selective logging, and edge effects...Findings highlight the disproportionate impact of small clearings on tropical carbon losses, suggesting the need to curb land-use changes and protect young and recovering forests."
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Xu, Y., Ciais, P., Santoro, M. et al. Small persistent humid forest clearings drive tropical forest biomass losses. Nature 649, 375–380 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09870-7 (paywall)
#Deforestation #Climate #LoggingImpacts #degradation #FCNSW #NSWLogging #PostHarvestBurn #DeliberatelyBurningAForest #EPA #MicroClimate #bushfires #NativeForests #AGC #BookkeepingApproach #ESA #TropicalForests #biodiversity

Have you seen our #Citizenscience image labeling project yet? Please check GhanaPhenoPulse at zooniverse.org available in #English and #Arabic. We are tracking the timing of #flowers, #fruits and #leaves in #tropicalforests in #Ghana!
#Phenology
#Opendata
@LacunaFund

Recovering #tropicalforests grow back nearly twice as fast with #nitrogen

https://www.caryinstitute.org/news-insights/press-release/recovering-tropical-forests-grow-back-nearly-twice-fast-nitrogen

#ClimateChange is pushing #TropicalForests #Ecosystems into a new hypertropical climate with stronger summer droughts, where pinoneer trees with less dense wood are more likely to have a high mortality
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09728-y
#AcademicChatter
#Trees
#Drought

🙏🏼 Please share before #COP30 tomorrow.

❤️ Indigenous youth are rising: Across #TropicalForests , a new generation speaks with a unified voice: 🌎🌍🌏 https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/79351/indigenous-youth-rising-tropical-forests-generation-speaks-unified-voice

#forest #RespectTheAmazon #rainforest
#Amazon #Borneo #CongoBasin #Papua
#ClimateChange

UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/05/uk-opts-out-of-flagship-fund-to-protect-amazon-and-other-threatened-tropical-forests #UK #AmazonRainforest #TropicalForests #COP30 #CllimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Why in the News?
Tropical forests — Earth’s lungs — are losing biodiversity and releasing stored carbon at alarming rates.

From the Amazon to the Western Ghats, deforestation now threatens climate stability and livelihoods alike.

For UPSC, it bridges GS3 (Environment) with current affairs on carbon sinks, COP goals, and sustainable development.

#EnliteIAS #TropicalForests #ClimateChange #EnvironmentAndEcology #GS3 #UPSC2025 #UPSCPrep

The change, which applies to the trees’ trunks and branches but not the roots system, began about 25 years ago, according to new research published in Nature.

Trees store #carbon as they grow and release it when they decay and die. Overall, #TropicalForests are thought to be #CarbonSinks – absorbing more #CO2 than they release – and uptake is assumed to increase amid rising atmospheric concentration.

2/9

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09497-8.epdf?sharing_token=GEatTvLTN33bNWI6eUDOKtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MRKxp_1k9jUQvuKavbaWZ6xOEZtQ0P_dux1sqpBOHNw3d4pL7zNRjMM500br37pxhFH5XOo9nUkVrIusGqLSv9k4ESTTz_q0LpdGQVTz2P271EO0_k2sMMx1FOhTsjEJB1pmiqO_O8DD1jyL9g3LQ_dlK3eaYJMnxD-9B6H3BG3Nc7xzzh02B0wgDzLEUCq6g%3D&tracking_referrer=www.theguardian.com

How do field biologists in dense tropical forests photograph the fruits and leaves of very tall trees from the ground?
#fieldbiology #fieldbiologists #botany #botanists #photography #naturephotography #plantphotography #wildlifephotography #photographers #plantsurveys #telephotolenses #tropicalforests #trees #rainforests

🌦️But why did some groups spread and others disappear during the Neogene? The study points to possible links with changing monsoon climates, but the full story remains a mystery waiting to be uncovered. (6/6)

👉 https://doi.org/p6mt

#FossilPlants #Biogeography #TropicalForests #PlantEvolution #Paleobotany #AoBpapers

🎉 Good news! The paper ‘Persistence of Gondwanan woods in Myanmar through the Paleogene’ in @AnnBot by Nicolas Gentis and co-authors is now #free for 2 weeks 🧵(1/6)

👉 https://doi.org/p6mt

#FossilPlants #Biogeography #TropicalForests #PlantEvolution #Paleobotany #AoBpapers

Tropical soils appear to be more sensitive to warming than previously thought.

In a field experiment in Puerto Rico, warming understory plants and topsoil by 4°C increased CO2 emissions by between 42% and 204%, depending on the terrain.

My latest article for @mongabay: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/warming-triggers-unprecedented-carbon-loss-from-tropical-soils-study-finds/ #Climate #Soil #TropicalForests

. Some species can sustain their glow for hours, flickering like a nightlight—mimicking decaying matter to trick insects into aiding their spread. This extraordinary adaptation highlights the incredible ingenuity of life in our ecosystems. #NatureMagic #Bioluminescence #TropicalForests #FungalWonders #GlowingMushrooms #DiscoverNature (2/2)

Will wildfire strategies ever balance equity and efficiency? 🧭 What happens if tropical forests fail to keep pace with the heat? 🌴 #ClimateAdaptation #TropicalForests #WildfirePolicy

https://groundtruth.app/nurseries-in-scotland-firestorms-in-the-american-west/

🌳 Tropical forests cool the planet by releasing water vapour and absorbing sunlight. New research shows they also burn less than expected, reducing carbon emissions. A double win for climate stability! 🌍🔥
🔗 https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/08/18/trees-tropics-cool-more-burn-less?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Autoposting
#ClimateScience #TropicalForests #CarbonSink

Africa: Governments Must Back $125bn Tfff Forest Fund With Stronger Finance Laws: [Global Witness] The Brazilian Presidency's flagship conservation finance initiative for COP30 - the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) - must be supported by sponsor governments also introducing stronger rules to close loopholes that allow the financing of deforestation, Global Witness has warned. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMcyl1 #Africa #TropicalForests #Deforestation #ClimateAction #ForestConservation

#books #BookReview #nature #TropicalForests https://substack.com/home/post/p-152958974

World’s most diverse forests are failing to adapt to climate change – Earth.com…

Amazon-Andes tree communities can't keep up with #climatechange , risking #biodiversity loss and threatening #tropicalforests resilience... Source: World’s most diverse forests are failing to adapt to climate change - Earth.com

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/worlds-most-diverse-forests-are-failing-to-adapt-to-climate-change-earth-com/

#books #BookReview #nature #TropicalForests https://substack.com/home/post/p-152958974

#books #BookReview #nature #TropicalForests https://substack.com/home/post/p-152958974