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- How can we save the world’s rainforests? - The World Economic Forum
The second largest rainforest is in the Congo Basin which drains an area of 3 7 million square kilometres Most of the Congo rainforest is within the Democratic Republic of the Congo Deforestation of the region has been increasing in recent years, with 6 million hectares of primary forest lost between 2002 and 2019
- Tropical forests lost at fastest recorded rate in 2024
The tropics lost a record-breaking 6 7 million hectares of primary rainforest in 2024, according to new data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD lab, published via the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Global Forest Watch platform
- 4 vital steps to protect the world’s remaining rainforests
The Amazon is undoubtedly the world’s largest single rainforest covering 6 7 million kilometres at present, hosting up to 10% of the world’s biodiversity in one single forest Others include the Congo rainforest in Central Africa, the second largest rainforest, as well as Southeast Asian Rainforests covering Indonesia, Laos and Cambodia
- 6 things you didn’t know about rainforests | World Economic Forum
The temperate rainforest is a dense carbon store - but it could be more endangered than the tropical rainforest As well as helping with the development of medicines, rainforest fauna and flora have inspired products from tape to shoe soles Rapid nutrient cycling means rainforest soils are often very poor and not suitable for agriculture
- 8 things you can do to help save the rainforest in 2022
Rainforest Alliance: Works to bring farmers, forest communities, companies and consumers together to change the way the world produces, sources and consumes products from the rainforest Rainforest Foundation : Equips indigenous peoples with tools, training and resources proven to reduce deforestation
- Rainforest Alliance | World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests
- The Democratic Republic of Congo to create the Earth’s largest . . .
The Congo Basin faces myriad and growing threats, including monocrop plantations, industrial meat farming, deforestation and the impacts of the climate crisis like the spread of drought and disease
- What are the Amazons flying rivers’ – and how does deforestation . . .
Flying rivers in the Amazon rainforest are a vital part of the water cycle for Latin America’s 670 million people, as well as the region’s unique biodiversity A soaring rate of deforestation and climate change are increasingly affecting the health of flying rivers in the Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest
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