Yale Economic Growth Center Reports Amazon Forests Retain Recovery Potential After Fire
April 25, 2026
April 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSrpt) -- Yale School of the Environment associate professor Paulo Brando led a 20-year study finding that Amazon forests can recover from repeated burning and drought, though the returning vegetation often lacks the biodiversity of original growth. The research, titled Amazon Forests Can Recover From Fire -- With Some Caveats, appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The experiment began in 2004 in Mato Grosso, Brazil, where scientists . . .
The experiment began in 2004 in Mato Grosso, Brazil, where scientists . . .