‘Blew us away’: Researchers find nitrogen boost spurs faster tropical forest growth

Mongabay
Jan 30, 2026, 5:10 pm125 ptsTrending
Regenerating tropical forests pull carbon dioxide from the air, but a lack of nitrogen in the soil could slow this process, a new Nature Communications study has found. Restoring tropical forests is widely seen as one of the most important ways to mitigate climate change, but scientists still don’t fully…

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