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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
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
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
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
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
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
What the Amazon rainforest tells us about globalization At 670 million hectares, the Amazon rainforest is still easily the world’s largest rainforest – larger than Western Europe or India You can wander in it for years, without ever seeing its edge (as some discoverers sadly found out) But in the last few decades, the rainforest shrank by about 20% due to deforestation