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4 Feb 2026

Leaf light reveals tree gene activity

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame, funded by NASA, found that leaf reflectance correlates with gene expression. This link could let aircraft or satellites map tree stress across whole forests, enabling faster interventions.

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26 Jan 2026

Indigenous land rights under pressure in Indonesia

At COP30 Indigenous peoples were highlighted as forest guardians, but many communities in Indonesia face state-backed projects that threaten their land and rights. AMAN warned pledges must lead to real involvement and solutions.

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10 Dec 2025

Warming reduces nitrogen emissions in some forests

A six-year field study found that modest warming can lower nitrogen gas emissions in drier forest soils but increase losses in wetter forests. Researchers used heaters and many soil gas measurements to reach this result.

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24 Nov 2025

Women, Forests and COP30: RADD's Forest Immersion in Cameroon

During COP30 in Belém (10–21 November 2025) RADD held a forest immersion on 17 November 2025 in Cameroon. The event connected women, local forest knowledge and global climate debates and included training, planting and exchanges.

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12 Nov 2025

Indigenous groups at COP30 demand forest protection and rights

At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, indigenous peoples and local communities asked for stronger protection of tropical forests, recognition of territorial rights, and direct access to climate finance. A GATC and Earth Insight report maps where extractive industries threaten forests and people.

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