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(Pictured L-R) Professor Anas M Fauzi, Dr Arif Satria, Roger Gair, Dr Monica Di Gregorio, Dr Bill Murphy, Dr Jared West.

Agreement targets Indonesian deforestation

Working together to secure a sustainable future for Indonesian rainforests is one of the objectives for a new agreement between the University of Leeds and Bogor Agricultural University.

Professor Jon Lovett from the University of Leeds

Classifying the world's tropical forests

A new study reveals surprising results about the genetic relationships between the world’s tropical forests, suggesting that they should no longer be divided into Old and New World.

Shoppers walking through Briggate, Leeds.

A good life for all within the planet’s means

A study led by the School of Earth & Environment has found that no country currently meets its citizens’ basic needs at a globally sustainable level of resource use.

New study finds intact rainforests of Borneo are getting larger

The remaining undisturbed rainforests in Borneo, some of the world’s tallest and most carbon-dense, have been removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the past 50 years, a new study shows.

Professor Dominick Spracklen hs secured European Research Council funding to continue his research into impacts of tropical deforestation.

Professor Dominick Spracklen awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator grant

Professor Dominick Spracklen has secured highly prestigious European Research Council funding worth £2 million euros over the next five years.