tropical
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In many tropical plants, newly emerged leaves appear in bright pink or red shades before gradually turning green as they mature.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
While it is about a third lower than record losses in 2024, scientists warn that tropical forests - among the Earth's most important ecosystems - are still disappearing much faster than a decade ago.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
The pace of tropical forest destruction slowed in 2025 after record losses the year before but remained at worrying levels equivalent to 11 football fields per minute, researchers said Wednesday.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
The old dream was easy to understand: turn a tropical island into the world’s biggest duty-free mall.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
I hope the day will come when the wealthy developed countries stop buying timber from countries containing the tropical rain forests of the world.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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