Tropical forests in Asia have been rapidly and extensively destroyed over the past generation, with significant implications for the region’s biodiversity and global climate. A new study, published in ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An international team led by Purdue University scientists has created the first spatial database of planted forests in East Asia by combining data collected on-site and via ...

In this article, we will be taking a look at the 20 Most Forested Countries in Asia. You can also take a detailed look at the 5 Most Forested Countries in Asia. Forests serve as vital ecosystems that ...

A new fossil study indicates that Southeast Asia’s forests were more resilient to past climate change than previously thought. In contrast to the theory that a vast savanna corridor expanded across ...

Forest clearance in Southeast Asia is accelerating, leading to unprecedented increases in carbon emissions, according to new research. The findings, revealed by a research team including University of ...

Since 1850, global temperatures have been steadily rising. Human activities have significantly increased the emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, exacerbating the greenhouse effect and ...

Over 450 million people in Asia rely on forests for income and food, but forest dwellers often struggle to make a living BANGKOK, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Asia has a unique opportunity ...

Working elephants of mountainous Myanmar and northeastern India haul timber or transport people by day, then return to the forest at night. In his new book titled for these elephants, Giants Of The ...

The oldest fossil forest in Asia has been discovered in the walls of clay quarries in China. Researchers say it is the largest example of a Devonian forest, made up of 250,000 square metres of ...

Forest clearance in Southeast Asia is accelerating, leading to unprecedented increases in carbon emissions, according to new research. The findings show that forests are being cut down at increasingly ...

Researchers describe the largest example of a Devonian forest, made up of 250,000 square meters of fossilized lycopsid trees, which was recently discovered in China's Anhui province. The Devonian ...