Climate change and air pollution are two interconnected global challenges that have
profound impacts on human health. In Africa, a continent known for its rich biodiversity and …

Tropical forests are complex systems containing myriad interactions and feedbacks with
their biotic and abiotic environments, but as the world changes fast, the future of these …

Trees sustain livelihoods and mitigate climate change but a predominance of trees outside
forests and limited resources make it difficult for many tropical countries to conduct …

Despite the looming land scarcity for agriculture, cropland abandonment is widespread
globally. Abandoned cropland can be reused to support food security and climate change …

The globally important carbon sink of intact, old-growth tropical humid forests is declining
because of climate change, deforestation and degradation from fire and logging …

Using machine learning and earth observation data to capture real-world variability in
spatial predictive mapping depends on sample size, design, and spatial extent …

Growing evidence suggests that liana competition with trees is threatening the global carbon
sink by slowing the recovery of forests following disturbance. A recent theory based on local …

Tropical forests cover large areas of equatorial Africa and play a substantial role in the
global carbon cycle. However, there has been a lack of biometric measurements to …

The quantity and spatial patterns of aboveground biomass (AGB) are expected to correlate
with ecosystem structure and biodiversity across biomes. However, the local and regional …

Natural forests are fundamental ecosystems, helping to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide
concentration through carbon sequestration. Kaffa biosphere reserve is part of the Eastern …