How can we save the world’s rainforests? - The World Economic …
Nov 10, 2022 · 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.
4 vital steps to protect the world’s remaining rainforests
Dec 4, 2020 · 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
Feb 15, 2023 · 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.
Rainforest Alliance | World Economic Forum
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Saving the Amazon rainforest – in 10 steps | World Economic Forum
Jul 23, 2021 · 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.
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Dec 16, 2024 · Protecting the Amazon rainforest and its rich biodiversity is of vital importance. Deforestation and climate change are increasingly affecting the health of ' flying rivers ' in the Amazon. Flying rivers are massive areas of water vapour, and in the case of the Amazon, a vital part of the water cycle for Latin America’s 670 million people, as ...
The Amazon rainforest is at risk — how finance can help
Mar 28, 2022 · This ever-expanding biodiversity is thanks to the Amazon rainforest — a lynchpin of our planet’s health that must be conserved. Protecting the Amazon and the biodiversity that it secures will not only support a forest-led economy that sustains livelihoods , but it will also begin to heal some of the worst global impacts of deforestation.
Lessons from Indigenous leaders to protect the Amazon rainforest
Jan 30, 2024 · Beyond the question of economic value, Uyunkar Domingo Peas, President of the Board of Directors, Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance, reminded attendees that, for Indigenous Peoples, the debate on preserving the Amazon forest is deeply ontological.
To protect the Amazon rainforest, it's time we listen to its 29 …
Nov 27, 2023 · 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.
How indigenous culture protects the Amazon rainforest | World …
Feb 10, 2022 · In Colombia's isolated rainforest provinces of Amazonas, Vaupes and Guainia, a $7.4 million project across 11 million hectares aims to help communities there become 'indigenous territorial entities', or state-recognized local …