Rainforest conservation needs new direction to address climate change
Conservation and international aid groups may be on the wrong course to address the havoc wreaked on tropical rainforests by climate change, according to a commentary co-authored by Penn State Professor of Biology Eric Post appearing in the journal Nature on Dec. 2. "Most of the world's terrestrial biodiversity is contained in tropical rainforests, and climate change is looming ever larger as one of the major threats to these ecosystems, but how humans deal with climate change may be even more important," said Penn State Professor of Biology Eric Post, one of the letter's authors. (more)