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A new study led by NASA and co-authored by Professor Emanuel Gloor has confirmed that natural forests in the Amazon remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they emit.

Short generation times have been crucial for creating the high species richness of hyperdiverse groups of Amazonian trees, according to new research published in the journal Ecology Letters.

China’s coastal cities have developed rapidly following the adoption of an “open door policy” and have attracted large investment and millions of workers, and are now economic powerhouses in East Asia

Major impacts of climate change include global sea-level rise and increased storminess which will impact on coastlines, coastal ecosystems and threaten coastal societies.

University of Leeds-led research has used tree rings from eight cedar trees in Bolivia to unlock a 100-year history of rainfall across the Amazon basin, that contains the world’s largest river system.