Many landscapes in the tropics consist of a mosaic of different types of land use. How people make use of these different ecosystems, with their particular plant communities, was unclear until now.

Section of the world map focussing on Africa. Many coloured dots mark the location and type of different forms of land use after deforestation. Africa's forested areas – an estimated 14 % of the ...

Changes to land use can directly heighten the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans, new University of Stirling–led research has shown. The study, led by Dr. Adam Fell of the University's ...