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30 June 2025
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.

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 20241(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 202311(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 202314(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 202312(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 20233(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 202314(1), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010069

Policies, Programs and Tools for Conservation and Sustainability in Tropical Landscapes
Guest Editors: Dr. Ramon Felipe Bicudo da Silva and Dr. James D.A. Millington
Submission deadline: 22 October 2025

Integrated Pest Management of Mosquitoes and Biting Flies
Guest Editors: Dr. Daniel L. Kline and Dr. Jerome A. Hogsette
Submission deadline: 31 December 2025

Perspectives in Tropical Climate Variability and Related Effects
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Zhiping Wen, Prof. Dr. Xiuzhen Li and Dr. Yuanyuan Guo 
Submission deadline: 31 December 2025

Research on Global Health Economics and Policy
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Abayomi Samuel Oyekale and Dr. Thonaeng Charity Molelekoa
Submission deadline: 20 February 2026

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