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Dr Sarah Batterman on site in a tropical forest

She was awarded for her research into tropical forests and their ability to sequester carbon emissions.

Image of forest wildfire

The loss of forest cover in the Amazon has a significant impact on the local climate in Brazil, according to a new study by School of Earth and Environment researchers.

Peru trees

Dr David Galbraith, Associate Professor of Earth Dynamics in the School of Geography, will lead new cross –continent research on the human impact on biodiversity in Latin America.  

Drilling vessel Fugro Synergy preparing for IODP Expedition 381 in the port of Corinth, Greece. Photo courtesy of C. Cotterill (ECORD/IODP).

School of Earth and Environment staff were recently part of the Science Team for IODP Expedition 381

Identifying seedling, Madre de Dios river, Peru 1998. Oliver Phillips, University of Leeds

A team of more than 100 scientists has assessed the impact of global warming on thousands of tree species across the Amazon to discover the winners and losers from 30 years of climate change.