The world needs rainforests to stop climate change. Can we save them ...
Understanding the economic value of rainforests and conserving them will enable greener and more inclusive economies, leading to a more sustainable world.
- Record-breaking tropical forest loss 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
The pace of deforestation in the Amazon, coupled with last year’s devastating forest fires, has pushed the world’s largest rainforest close to a tipping point beyond which it will turn from a carbon sink to a carbon source.
Mongabay: World Rainforest Day and the state of Earth’s most vital rainforests
June 22 marks World Rainforest Day, launched in 2017 by Rainforest Partnership to highlight the critical role of tropical forests. These ecosystems stabilize the climate, regulate rainfall, store vast ...
Mongabay: On World Rainforest Day, the world confronts an unprecedented wave of tropical forest loss
On World Rainforest Day, the world confronts an unprecedented wave of tropical forest loss
Yale Environment 360: ‘Map of Life’ team wins $2 million prize for innovative rainforest tracking
‘Map of Life’ team wins $2 million prize for innovative rainforest tracking