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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
- 3 changes needed to create a more regenerative economy
Key to that mission is protecting the bioeconomy by establishing a region that is off-limits to industrial-scale resource extraction – a major threat to the rainforest This area the size of Italy, she says, is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth
- 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
- To protect the Amazon rainforest, its time we listen to its 29 million . . .
The Amazon Rainforest is nearly unique in its biodiversity — but often overlooked are the millions of people that call the Forest home The Amazon's people have lived for centuries in a sustainable manner without harming the Forest Giving them a voice could unlock potential climate solutions and further sustainable local economic development
- 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
- 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
- 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
- How Amazonia cities can help build a sustainable planet
Contrary to popular belief, which depicts Amazonia as a pristine, untouched wilderness, the region has always been inhabited and the rainforest is the result of deep and long-standing human influence A new strategy is emerging to support Amazonia cities and their inhabitants, while promoting the conservation of their different ecosystems
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