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"Plant Trees – Get Mushrooms" Strategy for Sustainable Forest Restoration

Lecturers of the Faculty of Science, and the Center of Learning Network for Region (CLNR) Chulalongkorn University successfully planted trees in the forests in Nan and Saraburi provinces through innovative seedlings with ectomycorrhiza fungi, motivating villagers and farmers to "plant trees and get mushrooms", for extra income.

20 Feb 2023

Strengthening Participation of Global South Researchers in Tropical Ecology and Conservation

The tropics hold most of the planet's biodiversity. In order to preserve this fragile and valuable asset, many individuals and communities need to get involved and be well informed.

16 Feb 2023

Deforestation Results in Increased Active Fires in the Brazilian Amazon

According to recent research published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, the number of active fires documented in the Brazilian Amazon in August–September 2022 was the greatest since 2010.

15 Feb 2023

Soil's Moisture Plays a Key Role in the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle

Soil is the Earth's second-biggest carbon storage locker after the ocean, and a research collaboration has shown that it's moisture, not temperature or mineral content, that's the key to how well the soil carbon warehouse works.

14 Feb 2023

Identifying the Climate Factors Driving Vegetation Change

Plant ecologists at the University of Bayreuth have revealed how global climate change is affecting the Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems in a study published in Nature Geoscience.

7 Feb 2023

Widespread Tree Scorch in the Pacific Northwest Mainly Attributed to Heat than to Drought Conditions

Widespread tree scorch in the Pacific Northwest that became visible shortly after multiple days of record-setting, triple-digit temperatures in June 2021 was more attributable to heat than to drought conditions, Oregon State University researchers say.

7 Feb 2023