title: 10th Anniversary Focus: an overview of trends related to tropical rainforest depletion and climate change.
abstract: Public awareness about the problems related to rainforest depletion increased considerably in the 1990s, but the level of emphasis to the problems faced by the world's tropical rainforests has become conspicuously low in recent years. Yet, there is a heightened sense of urgency in respect of the need to handle the challenges posed by climate change and the role that rainforest depletion may play in this process. This paper reviews the relationships between rainforest depletion and climate change, and outlines some areas where action is needed.
authors.affiliation: Research and Transfer Centre Applications of Life Sciences Hamburg/Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Lohbruegger, Kirchstrasse 65, 21033, Hamburg, Germany. walter.leal@haw-hamburg.de
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Leal Filho
mesh_terms: D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D014197:Trees; D014329:Tropical Climate