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A person stands at the bottom of a giant tree. The bottom of the tree is darker than the trunk above, indicating flooding has occured.

Scientists have used clues locked into tree rings to reveal major changes in the Amazon’s rainfall cycle over the last 40 years, which show that wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier.

A high up image of a forest, running between two planes of savannah.

Studying fractal patterns in ecotones – the boundaries between different types of vegetation – could show us how plants are responding to climate change.

Valley in North Yorkshire with purple heather, trees and green fields

This World Rewilding Day, we celebrate the faculty's collaborative research and practical projects that build understanding and action on rewilding for biodiversity, ecosystems and the climate.

A field with a palm tree forest in the background, under a bright blue sky

Professor Jon Lovett collaborated with Indonesian researchers to investigate how Indonesia has developed effective sustainability regulations for its palm oil industry.

Researchers in orange safety jackets in front of the Kasai River. They are looking at a laptop.

A project to protect the world’s second-largest area of tropical rainforest has received £9.1m from the government.