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Mauritia Flexuosa palm forest

Sustainable palm fruit harvesting as a pathway to conserve Amazon peatland forests.

Mauritia canopy (credit: Ximena Tagle)

Changing the way fruit is gathered from a “tree of life” could have hugely positive environmental and financial impacts in Amazonia, according to a new study.

View across The Flow Country in Northern Scotland. Credit: Andy Baird, University of Leeds

A major new research project will assess the risk that climate change poses to our peatlands.

An image of peatland

New study indicates that despite efforts to reduce global carbon emissions, by 2040 the climates of Northern Europe will be unable to sustain peat permafrost.

Sky over the ocean

A team of international scientists led by the University of Leeds reveal a key finding in the recipe of complex life on planets.