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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
- This challenge aims to protect and restore the Amazon
Deforestation of the Amazon basin has taken on dire consequences The trees of the Amazon rainforest have been considered the lungs of the planet - by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing 20% of the earth's oxygen - but a recent study published in Nature Climate Change revealed that the Brazilian Amazon released nearly 20% more carbon dioxide in the past 10 years than it absorbed
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Saving the Amazon rainforest – in 10 steps | World Economic Forum
Scientists have drawn up an action plan to save the Amazon rainforest, river system, and region It includes respecting the Amazon’s 400-plus indigenous communities and exposing companies or product lines that threaten the viability of the region The initiative is convened by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
- 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
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