International Day of the Tropics, 29 June 2025
The International Day of the Tropics, observed on June 29, draws attention to the unique challenges faced by tropical regions, which cover 40% of the Earth’s surface and support nearly 80% of global biodiversity. This observance highlights the critical role tropical countries play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in combating climate change—a goal especially urgent for the Tropics due to rising sea levels, extreme weather, and ecosystem degradation threatening biodiversity, agriculture, and livelihoods.
To support awareness and research on these pressing issues, MDPI journals in the field of Environmental and Earth Sciences, such as Atmosphere, Climate, Conservation, Environments, Insects, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), Land, Meteorology, and Wild, provide platforms for scientific collaboration and knowledge sharing, helping to advance solutions and build resilience in tropical regions.
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“Recurrent Flooding and Household Food Access in Central Java, Indonesia”
by Breanne K. Langlois, Aris Ismanto, Leah Beaulac, Katherine Berry, Magaly Koch, Timothy Griffin, Erin Coughlan de Perez and Elena N. Naumova
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(10), 1370; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21101370
“Seasonal Ecophysiological Dynamics of Erythroxylum pauferrense in an Open Ombrophilous Forest of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest”
by João Everthon da Silva Ribeiro, Ester dos Santos Coêlho, Francisco Romário Andrade Figueiredo, Walter Esfrain Pereira, Thiago Jardelino Dias, Marlenildo Ferreira Melo, Lindomar Maria da Silveira, Aurélio Paes Barros Júnior and Manoel Bandeira de Albuquerque
Climate 2024, 12(9), 128; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12090128
“Quantifying the Potential of the Tropical Dry Region of the Gulf of Mexico to Provide Tree Species with Traditional Uses for Forest-Reliant Communities”
by Natalia Mesa-Sierra, Patricia Moreno-Casasola and Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer
Wild 2024, 1(1), 1-16; https://doi.org/10.3390/wild1010001
“Tropical and Subtropical South American Intraseasonal Variability: A Normal-Mode Approach”
by André S. W. Teruya, Víctor C. Mayta, Breno Raphaldini, Pedro L. Silva Dias and Camila R. Sapucci
Meteorology 2024, 3(2), 141-160; https://doi.org/10.3390/meteorology3020007
“How Can Plants Help Restore Degraded Tropical Soils?”
by Renaud Massoukou Pamba, Vincent Poirier, Pamphile Nguema Ndoutoumou and Terence Epule Epule
Land 2023, 12(12), 2147; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12122147
“Intercomparison of Different Sources of Precipitation Data in the Brazilian Legal Amazon”
by Fabrício Daniel dos Santos Silva, Claudia Priscila Wanzeler da Costa, Vânia dos Santos Franco, Helber Barros Gomes, Maria Cristina Lemos da Silva, Mário Henrique Guilherme dos Santos Vanderlei, Rafaela Lisboa Costa, Rodrigo Lins da Rocha Júnior, Jório Bezerra Cabral Júnior, Jean Souza dos Reis et al.
Climate 2023, 11(12), 241; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11120241
“Changing Characteristics of Tropical Extreme Precipitation–Cloud Regimes in Warmer Climates”
by William K. M. Lau, Kyu-Myong Kim, Bryce Harrop and L. Ruby Leung
Atmosphere 2023, 14(6), 995; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14060995
“A Connectivity Approach to Agricultural Diffuse Pollution in Tropical Montane Catchments Dominated by Swidden Landscapes”
by Luc Sandevoir, Laurent Lespez and Candide Lissak
Land 2023, 12(4), 784; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040784
“Living in a Thermally Diverse Environment: Field Body Temperatures and Thermoregulation in Hermann’s Tortoise, Testudo hermanni, in Montenegro”
by Ana Vujović, Vladimir Pešić, Roger Meek
Conservation 2023, 3(1), 59-70; https://doi.org/10.3390/conservation3010005
“Detection of Arthropod-Borne Bacteria and Assessment of MALDI-TOF MS for the Identification of Field-Collected Immature Bed Bugs from Mauritania”
by Jacques Sevestre, Mohamed Aly Ould Lemrabott, Jean-Michel Bérenger, Adama Zan Diarra, Ali Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary and Philippe Parola
Insects 2023, 14(1), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010069
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“Policies, Programs and Tools for Conservation and Sustainability in Tropical Landscapes” |
“Integrated Pest Management of Mosquitoes and Biting Flies” |
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“Perspectives in Tropical Climate Variability and Related Effects” |
“Research on Global Health Economics and Policy” |
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