Cooling CO2 Emissions
Can we reduce carbon dioxide emissions by simply allowing forests to recover?
Septiembre 13, 2024
Regrowing tropical forests emit significantly lower soil carbon dioxide than cattle pastures.
Regrowing tropical forests emit significantly lower soil carbon dioxide than cattle pastures.
Grant Supports the Smithsonian’s Leadership Role in Bringing the Global GEO-TREES System Online
Plant collections are full of surprises. It may take decades to id plant samples, but it’s worth the effort, especially when some of these species are not known from anywhere else on Earth.
From deep time to real time
in western Caribbean ecosystems
A fund set up by STRI staff scientist Annette Aiello intends to provide long-term funding for the preservation and management of the insect collection at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, highlighting the importance of reference collections for the advancement of science.