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Foreign direct investment and carbon emissions from land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF): empirical evidence from tropical forest countries
Since 1990, global forest area has been reducing; tropical forests have suffered from different anthropogenic and natural factors that account for...
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Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachate Characteristics and Their Treatment Options in Tropical Countries
This review assesses the leachate quality from waste disposal sites in tropical climate zone. Through this review, data from 228 leachate samples...
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Is the EU shirking responsibility for its deforestation footprint in tropical countries? Power, material, and epistemic inequalities in the EU’s global environmental governance
This paper critically examines the European Union’s (EU) role in tropical deforestation and the bloc’s actions to mitigate it. We focus on two EU...
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Intercontinental Transport of Ozone from Tropical Biomass Burning
Photochemically reactive gases released by fires (e.g., NO, CO, hydrocarbons) interact as they do in an urban environment to form ozone. There has...
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Carbon Accounting System in Tropical Peatlands
Tropical peatlands are areas of high carbon density and provide numerous important ecosystem services. This ecosystem has traditionally been...
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Biochar–soil–plant interfaces: a systematic review of the crop performance in tropical climate
Biochar is increasingly being assessed as a promising solution to address the challenges faced by tropical soils, as it can help mitigate land...
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Assessment and valuation of health impacts of fine particulate matter during COVID-19 lockdown: a comprehensive study of tropical and sub tropical countries
A novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to challenge the whole world. The disease has claimed many fatalities as it has transcended from one...
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Water Footprint of Agri-food Products from MENA Countries vs. EU Countries
According to the United Nations (UN), since the 1980s, the global rate of water use has increased by 1% per year, and by 2050, humanity’s water...
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Exploring uncharted territory: new frontiers in environmental DNA for tropical fisheries management
Tropical ecosystems host a significant share of global fish diversity contributing substantially to the global fisheries sector. Yet their...
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Innovative Eco-evaluation System for Tropical Peatlands
Tropical peatlands are complex and fragile ecosystems because three key elements, water (low oxygen), carbon, and nutrients, are interrelated,...
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Uncertainties and sensitivities in the quantification of future tropical cyclone risk
Tropical cyclone risks are expected to increase with climate change and socio-economic development and are subject to substantial uncertainties. We...
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Towards process-oriented management of tropical reefs in the anthropocene
Tropical reefs and the fish relying on them are under increasing pressure. Shallow-reef fish provide important ecological information in addition to...
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Agricultural intensification, Indigenous stewardship and land sparing in tropical dry forests
Agricultural intensification, an increase in per-area productivity, may spare forests otherwise lost to agricultural expansion. Yet which conditions...
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Potential of bioretention plants in treating urban runoff polluted with greywater under tropical climate
Bioretention systems are among the most popular stormwater best management practices (BMPs) for urban runoff treatment. Studies on plant performance...
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Assessing tropical cyclone risk for improving mitigation strategies in Coastal Odisha, India
Tropical cyclone causes large-scale devastation and destruction in the coastal plains of India, particularly in Odisha, which is the most...
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Western North Pacific tropical cyclone activity modulated by phytoplankton feedback under global warming
The effects of bio-optical feedback through chlorophyll on future tropical cyclone (TC) activity are not well understood. Here we use Earth system...
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A systematic map of evidence on the relationship between agricultural production and biodiversity in tropical rainforest areas
BackgroundThe tropical rainforest biome plays a significant role in providing habitats for terrestrial biodiversity and delivering ecosystem service...
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Sensitivity of South American tropical forests to an extreme climate anomaly
The tropical forest carbon sink is known to be drought sensitive, but it is unclear which forests are the most vulnerable to extreme events. Forests...
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Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) Map** in Tropical Peatland
This chapter provides various methods for assessing net ecosystem exchange (NEE) in tropical peatlands, such as the use of satellite imagery....
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The effects of extreme heat on human health in tropical Africa
This review examines high-quality research evidence that synthesises the effects of extreme heat on human health in tropical Africa. Web of Science...
