News of the Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group
News
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Road networks stretch into Congo Basin forests: Satellites and AI help to monitor
- The Congo Basin rainforest is the second-largest tropical forest in the world, storing large volumes of carbon and hosting high levels of... -
European grants of 2.5 million for WUR professors Liesje Mommer and Thijs Ettema
- Fundamental science in ecology and microbiology at Wageningen University & Research is getting a boost through European subsidies. Professor of... -
IUCN report: Better production practices key to minimising impact vegetable oils
- The ever-growing demand for vegetable oils is causing more and more natural areas to be converted into farmland. This can have a negative impact on... -
How do trees survive dry and hot summers? Leaf lifespan and growth recovery are key
- Climate change has an effect on forests and trees. They suffer from heatwaves and periods of drought. But although we see tree mortality increase as a... -
ERC Starting Grant for research on natural regeneration
- The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the awarding of 400 Starting Grants to young scientists and scholars across Europe. One of them is... -
Human activity impacts wildlife in protected tropical areas
- Tropical mammals living inside protected areas are affected by human activity, even when this activity occurs outside of the protected range. That is...