2 min read More than half of Earth’s rain forests have already been lost due to the human demand for wood and arable land. Rain forests that once grew over 14 percent of the land on Earth now ...

Is it possible to restore highly diverse rain forests? Rain forest restoration holds much promise in helping to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services, but is not a substitute for preserving ...

This story appears in the July 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Thirty years ago, the potentially disruptive impact of heat-trapping emissions from burning fossil fuels and rain forests ...

A team of Earth scientists, ecologists and space research specialists affiliated with several institutions in Brazil has ...

These ancient forests are located in the Himalayan foothills in superb clay soil. There’s little direct rain or sunlight, the best conditions to grow the perfect teas. Once the picker’s ...

forests, and grasslands are left barren, exposing the soil directly to the elements. Without plants to hold the soil in place or to slow the flow of water, rain moves across the land much more ...