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Carbon uptake by Amazon forests matches Amazon nations' carbon emissions
Carbon emissions across all nine Amazon nations have been fully matches by carbon absorption by mature Amazon forests since the 1980s, new research shows.
Researchers discover world's largest tropical peatland in remote Congo swamps
A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be the largest in the tropics.
Climate policies alone will not save Earth's most diverse tropical forests
A focus on policies to conserve tropical forests for their carbon storage value may imperil some of the world's most biologically rich tropical forests, says new research.
Going with the flow - Tackling the environmental management of river flow
Ensuring the economic, cultural and ecological value of rivers through more effective water flow management is the focus of a new research project led by the University of Leeds.
Air quality management leaves poor behind
Analysis of a decade of air quality change in Britain has revealed that deprived neighbourhoods have benefited least from improving air quality.