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Tropical forests in our time - people, trees and climate. Posts by Oliver Phillips.
Here are two beautiful Lauraceae trees from the wet forest remnants of Colombia's Magdalena Medio.
How many more species remain unknown to science in what remains of the Andean forests?
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How many more species remain unknown to science in what remains of the Andean forests?
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November 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Here are two beautiful Lauraceae trees from the wet forest remnants of Colombia's Magdalena Medio.
How many more species remain unknown to science in what remains of the Andean forests?
abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/ab...
How many more species remain unknown to science in what remains of the Andean forests?
abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/ab...
New plant genus discovered in the Andes. Sumacoa barbata is an arborescent Gesneriad endemic to Cordillera del Cóndor.
David Neill, co-author of the study and legendary figure in neotropical botany, passed away this year. Sumacoa represents both a scientific milestone and a tribute to his legacy.
David Neill, co-author of the study and legendary figure in neotropical botany, passed away this year. Sumacoa represents both a scientific milestone and a tribute to his legacy.
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
New plant genus discovered in the Andes. Sumacoa barbata is an arborescent Gesneriad endemic to Cordillera del Cóndor.
David Neill, co-author of the study and legendary figure in neotropical botany, passed away this year. Sumacoa represents both a scientific milestone and a tribute to his legacy.
David Neill, co-author of the study and legendary figure in neotropical botany, passed away this year. Sumacoa represents both a scientific milestone and a tribute to his legacy.
Amazonía: la mayor selva tropical del mundo. Ningún otro bosque tiene un impacto similar.
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www.bbc.com/mundo/articl...
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Amazonía: la mayor selva tropical del mundo. Ningún otro bosque tiene un impacto similar.
www.bbc.com/mundo/articl...
www.bbc.com/mundo/articl...
Another new species discovered in Peru, in Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillén. The type specimen of 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑚 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑚 was collected by Marco Cueva, Abel Monteagudo, Antonio Peña and colleagues working in the Yanachaga RAINFOR montane forest plots.
doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Another new species discovered in Peru, in Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillén. The type specimen of 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑚 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑚 was collected by Marco Cueva, Abel Monteagudo, Antonio Peña and colleagues working in the Yanachaga RAINFOR montane forest plots.
doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
Todos tenemos raíces profundas.
Este fascinante artículo repasa el trabajo de RAINFOR en Venezuela y conecta 200 años de historia de exploradores del río Negro y el Amazonas, entre ellos von Humboldt, Bonpland, Spruce, Wallace, Medina y Rafael Herrera Fernández.
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Este fascinante artículo repasa el trabajo de RAINFOR en Venezuela y conecta 200 años de historia de exploradores del río Negro y el Amazonas, entre ellos von Humboldt, Bonpland, Spruce, Wallace, Medina y Rafael Herrera Fernández.
www.meer.com/es/95997-ric...
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Todos tenemos raíces profundas.
Este fascinante artículo repasa el trabajo de RAINFOR en Venezuela y conecta 200 años de historia de exploradores del río Negro y el Amazonas, entre ellos von Humboldt, Bonpland, Spruce, Wallace, Medina y Rafael Herrera Fernández.
www.meer.com/es/95997-ric...
Este fascinante artículo repasa el trabajo de RAINFOR en Venezuela y conecta 200 años de historia de exploradores del río Negro y el Amazonas, entre ellos von Humboldt, Bonpland, Spruce, Wallace, Medina y Rafael Herrera Fernández.
www.meer.com/es/95997-ric...
Los gráficos, mapas y fotos que muestran la lenta muerte de la Amazonía - y por qué el mundo debería preocuparse
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November 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Los gráficos, mapas y fotos que muestran la lenta muerte de la Amazonía - y por qué el mundo debería preocuparse
www.bbc.com/mundo/articl...
www.bbc.com/mundo/articl...
Cuatro nuevas especies de Gesneriaceae de la Reserva de Biósfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yanesha, Perú. 2025. Revista Forestal del Perú
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Felicitaciones Rocio Rojas Gonzales, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza y colegas!
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Felicitaciones Rocio Rojas Gonzales, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza y colegas!
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Cuatro nuevas especies de Gesneriaceae de la Reserva de Biósfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yanesha, Perú. 2025. Revista Forestal del Perú
revistas.lamolina.edu.pe/index.php/rf...
Felicitaciones Rocio Rojas Gonzales, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza y colegas!
revistas.lamolina.edu.pe/index.php/rf...
Felicitaciones Rocio Rojas Gonzales, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza y colegas!
El calentamiento de los lagos del Amazonas con el clima cambiante supera los límites de tolerancia térmica de la vida acuática.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
El calentamiento de los lagos del Amazonas con el clima cambiante supera los límites de tolerancia térmica de la vida acuática.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PhD investigating the Ecology and Evolution of tree size - integrating field ecology, molecular biology, and biogeography to answer how and why giant trees evolved and what are the consequences of gigantism.
www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/esquivel-mue...
www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/esquivel-mue...
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
#PhD investigating the Ecology and Evolution of tree size - integrating field ecology, molecular biology, and biogeography to answer how and why giant trees evolved and what are the consequences of gigantism.
www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/esquivel-mue...
www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/esquivel-mue...
The banks financing fossil fuel exploitation in the Amazon
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/thes...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The banks financing fossil fuel exploitation in the Amazon
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Thank you to all our dedicated colleagues in the field! They have revealed dozens of rare new tree species, quantified the climate sensitivity of tropical forests, and discovered the Amazon carbon sink.
One of the greatest investments we can make in the future is supporting their work.
One of the greatest investments we can make in the future is supporting their work.
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Thank you to all our dedicated colleagues in the field! They have revealed dozens of rare new tree species, quantified the climate sensitivity of tropical forests, and discovered the Amazon carbon sink.
One of the greatest investments we can make in the future is supporting their work.
One of the greatest investments we can make in the future is supporting their work.
Forest measurements are more important than ever.
“Dedicated teams working in the field to collect vital ground-truth data are essential to the success of our missions” - Simonetta Cheli #ESA Director of Earth Observation. Find out more in our latest newsletter.
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“Dedicated teams working in the field to collect vital ground-truth data are essential to the success of our missions” - Simonetta Cheli #ESA Director of Earth Observation. Find out more in our latest newsletter.
sway.cloud.microsoft/pdXbVpmWR2Io...
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Forest measurements are more important than ever.
“Dedicated teams working in the field to collect vital ground-truth data are essential to the success of our missions” - Simonetta Cheli #ESA Director of Earth Observation. Find out more in our latest newsletter.
sway.cloud.microsoft/pdXbVpmWR2Io...
“Dedicated teams working in the field to collect vital ground-truth data are essential to the success of our missions” - Simonetta Cheli #ESA Director of Earth Observation. Find out more in our latest newsletter.
sway.cloud.microsoft/pdXbVpmWR2Io...
The remaining forests of the eastern Andean slopes have the highest rate of new species discovery in the world.
Here is one more, a gorgeous orchid from #Peru's Reserva de Biosfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yánesha
phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/v...
Telipogon yanesha L. Valenz. & Nauray, sp. nov.
Here is one more, a gorgeous orchid from #Peru's Reserva de Biosfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yánesha
phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/v...
Telipogon yanesha L. Valenz. & Nauray, sp. nov.
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The remaining forests of the eastern Andean slopes have the highest rate of new species discovery in the world.
Here is one more, a gorgeous orchid from #Peru's Reserva de Biosfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yánesha
phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/v...
Telipogon yanesha L. Valenz. & Nauray, sp. nov.
Here is one more, a gorgeous orchid from #Peru's Reserva de Biosfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yánesha
phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/v...
Telipogon yanesha L. Valenz. & Nauray, sp. nov.
No sector is growing its global warming contribution faster than aviation. No other sector is failing so spectacularly to do anything about it.
#flyless
#flyless
October 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
No sector is growing its global warming contribution faster than aviation. No other sector is failing so spectacularly to do anything about it.
#flyless
#flyless
Una nueva era espacial para los bosques, ¡pero el trabajo de campo importa más que nunca!
-> Nature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
-> Nature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
October 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Una nueva era espacial para los bosques, ¡pero el trabajo de campo importa más que nunca!
-> Nature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
-> Nature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The first comparison between the Amazon, Andes and Chocó forests using tree data from 1-ha plots. Led by Camilo Palacios-Hurtado with colleagues in Colombia, the team evaluates the taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of rainforests in NorthWest South America.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The first comparison between the Amazon, Andes and Chocó forests using tree data from 1-ha plots. Led by Camilo Palacios-Hurtado with colleagues in Colombia, the team evaluates the taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of rainforests in NorthWest South America.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Congratulations to our amazing colleagues in Peru! They just published several lifetimes of work: 236 new plant species collected from Oxapampa Asháninka Yánesha Biosphere Reserve.
revistas.unsaac.edu.pe/index.php/RQ...
If we are to avoid a 6th mass extinction we have to stop it in the Andes.
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If we are to avoid a 6th mass extinction we have to stop it in the Andes.
October 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Congratulations to our amazing colleagues in Peru! They just published several lifetimes of work: 236 new plant species collected from Oxapampa Asháninka Yánesha Biosphere Reserve.
revistas.unsaac.edu.pe/index.php/RQ...
If we are to avoid a 6th mass extinction we have to stop it in the Andes.
revistas.unsaac.edu.pe/index.php/RQ...
If we are to avoid a 6th mass extinction we have to stop it in the Andes.
Improving Predictions of Tropical Forest Response to Climate Change.
New #PhD opportunity @universityofleeds.bsky.social #Amazonia
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New #PhD opportunity @universityofleeds.bsky.social #Amazonia
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October 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Improving Predictions of Tropical Forest Response to Climate Change.
New #PhD opportunity @universityofleeds.bsky.social #Amazonia
unrisk-cdt.ac.uk/projects/imp...
New #PhD opportunity @universityofleeds.bsky.social #Amazonia
unrisk-cdt.ac.uk/projects/imp...
In temperate trees, growth–survival trade-offs are surpisingly weak and restricted to late-successional stages.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Congratulations to Kauane Bordin for leading the analysis, and US FIA colleagues for an amazing data set: 12,035 (!) long-term plots
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Congratulations to Kauane Bordin for leading the analysis, and US FIA colleagues for an amazing data set: 12,035 (!) long-term plots
October 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In temperate trees, growth–survival trade-offs are surpisingly weak and restricted to late-successional stages.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Congratulations to Kauane Bordin for leading the analysis, and US FIA colleagues for an amazing data set: 12,035 (!) long-term plots
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Congratulations to Kauane Bordin for leading the analysis, and US FIA colleagues for an amazing data set: 12,035 (!) long-term plots
Amazônia enfrenta escalada inédita de temperaturas extremas em áreas ainda preservadas
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October 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Amazônia enfrenta escalada inédita de temperaturas extremas em áreas ainda preservadas
apublica.org/2025/10/temp...
apublica.org/2025/10/temp...
The "flying rivers" of the Amazon bring water across the continent. As their rainfall is depleted by deforestation, especially in the critical dry season, forest loss in Brazil threatens the stability of the unique Amazon and Andes forests in Peru & Bolivia.
www.maapprogram.org/amazon-flyin...
www.maapprogram.org/amazon-flyin...
October 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The "flying rivers" of the Amazon bring water across the continent. As their rainfall is depleted by deforestation, especially in the critical dry season, forest loss in Brazil threatens the stability of the unique Amazon and Andes forests in Peru & Bolivia.
www.maapprogram.org/amazon-flyin...
www.maapprogram.org/amazon-flyin...
"¿Bom Futuro" para Bolivia? El gigante de la soya brasileña deja en vilo a INPA, una isla de bosque de 30.019 hectáreas en la Chiquita
revistanomadas.com/bom-futuro-e...
revistanomadas.com/bom-futuro-e...
September 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"¿Bom Futuro" para Bolivia? El gigante de la soya brasileña deja en vilo a INPA, una isla de bosque de 30.019 hectáreas en la Chiquita
revistanomadas.com/bom-futuro-e...
revistanomadas.com/bom-futuro-e...
Average tree size across the Amazon has increased by 3.2% every decade, consistent with a response to rising carbon dioxide levels. Big trees, especially, have got bigger.
September 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Average tree size across the Amazon has increased by 3.2% every decade, consistent with a response to rising carbon dioxide levels. Big trees, especially, have got bigger.
Big trees are on the rise.
30 years of Amazon forest measurements by RAINFOR partners show that, so far, any impact of #climatechange on forests and large trees have been more than mitigated by the positive effects of increased resources.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
30 years of Amazon forest measurements by RAINFOR partners show that, so far, any impact of #climatechange on forests and large trees have been more than mitigated by the positive effects of increased resources.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Big trees are on the rise.
30 years of Amazon forest measurements by RAINFOR partners show that, so far, any impact of #climatechange on forests and large trees have been more than mitigated by the positive effects of increased resources.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
30 years of Amazon forest measurements by RAINFOR partners show that, so far, any impact of #climatechange on forests and large trees have been more than mitigated by the positive effects of increased resources.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Last year, Latin America suffered 82% of the world's murders of environmental defenders. Andean and central American countries are the most dangerous for environmental defenders.
Colombia is, by far, the worst.
www.actualidadambiental.pe/peru-defenso...
Colombia is, by far, the worst.
www.actualidadambiental.pe/peru-defenso...
September 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Last year, Latin America suffered 82% of the world's murders of environmental defenders. Andean and central American countries are the most dangerous for environmental defenders.
Colombia is, by far, the worst.
www.actualidadambiental.pe/peru-defenso...
Colombia is, by far, the worst.
www.actualidadambiental.pe/peru-defenso...