In Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA, scientists are studying the impact of human activities on forest ecosystems, and how they are likely to be affected by climate change.

In Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, UK, research into the effects of climate change on this temperate forest will inform management plans and policy decisions in similar habitats worldwide.

In recent years reforestation efforts have increased dramatically in China’s Zhejiang Province. Scientists here are comparing biodiversity and carbon storage in both new and old forests.

India's Western Ghats mountain range is a highly biodiverse environment. Scientists here are studying the forest ecosystems that provide food, fuel, shelter and medicines for local communities.

The Rio Cachoeira reserve is part of Brazil's threatened Atlantic Forest - one of the most species-rich environments on Earth. Research here is focussed on the responses of trees and animals to climate change in fragmented tropical forests.