Over half the tropical moist forest cover worldwide has been cleared (Asner et al. 2009) and much of the remaining forest is affected by fragmentation, selective logging, and overhunting of large ...

Tropical forests are found in areas centered on the ... because of the high decomposition rates possible in moist, warm conditions. Litter decomposes rapidly, and rapid nutrient uptake is ...

If urgent action isn’t taken, key cocoa-producing regions like Ivory Coast and Ghana — responsible for 60 percent of the ...