Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 30, 2024—The Southern Montane Forest Project has unveiled its Climate-Adapted Conservation Strategy ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Southern California is known for its incredible ecological diversity, from desert expanses and coastal cliffs to lush mountains. But, as climate change worsens, the health of ...

Conifer trees surround a meadow high atop Palomar Mountain in the Cleveland National Forest. Photo courtesy USDA Forest Service Photo/Sarah Hennessy The San Diego-based Southern Montane Forest Project ...

image: Modeling projections depend on the installation of networks specific to these areas in Brazil and the Andes, where the available data falls far short of what is needed view more Tropical ...

Montane ecosystems, characterised by steep elevational gradients and unique microclimates, harbour a disproportionate share of global biodiversity. Rising temperatures, altered precipitation regimes ...

A research team has discovered a tree hyrax in the Taita Hills, Kenya, which may belong to a species previously unknown to science. A research team from the University of Helsinki has discovered a ...

Montane forests, known as biodiversity hotspots, are among the ecosystems facing threats from climate change. To comprehend potential impacts of climate change on birds in these forests, researchers ...

Nigeria’s Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve boasts more plant species than any other montane forest in Nigeria. The reserve is also home to a small population of endangered Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees.

Mountain forests store nearly 150 metric tons of carbon dioxide per hectare, a new study estimates, which is more than the Amazon Rainforest per unit area. The U.N.’s leading scientific body on ...