4 vital steps to protect the world?s remaining rainforests
29 Apr 2025 at 11:58am
Rainforests are disappearing at alarming rates. Since the 1960s, nearly half of the world?s rainforests have been destroyed. What once covered 14% of the earth, now covers only 6%. Every day, the world loses about 81,000 hectares (200,000 acres) of rainforests. For generations, governments and economists evaluated the monetary value of ...
6 things you didn?t know about rainforests | World Economic Forum
28 Apr 2025 at 12:39am
In the UK, research suggests that the temperate rainforests which used to mostly cover the west coasts have the potential to be partially restored. The remaining forests could double in size in a generation if they were allowed to naturally regenerate, Guy Shrubsole of the Lost Rainforests of Britain Campaign, told The Guardian.
3 changes needed to create a more regenerative economy
25 Apr 2025 at 5:15am
That is the analogy Atossa Soltani uses to describe the importance of the world?s rainforests to the planet?s future. The director of global strategy for the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance (ASHA), Soltani and her organization support a coalition of 30 Indigenous nations in Ecuador and Peru working to preserve 35 million hectares of ...
How can we save the world?s rainforests? - The World Economic Forum
27 Apr 2025 at 10:13am
Tropical rainforests cover about 6% of the earth?s surface, but are home to around 50% of all terrestrial diversity. Rainforests are crucial in the fight against climate change as they act as carbon sinks which soak up greenhouse gases. Deforestation remains a significant threat, as the global demand for food and fuel continues to rise.
8 reasons we need to protect forests - The World Economic Forum
29 Apr 2025 at 7:12am
Here are some reasons to protect forests from the Food and Agriculture Organisation as 1.6 billion people rely on vital forest ecosystems for their livelihoods.
How 2?C of warming will push most tropical rainforests above their ...
24 Apr 2025 at 6:30pm
The jungles of the western Amazon and Borneo are wet all year round, while elsewhere in Amazonia and in Africa there are ?rainforests? that have virtually no rainfall in the driest months. We used this variation to understand how climate affects the amount of carbon tropical forests store, and to predict how this might change in the future.
Costa Rica has doubled its tropical rainforests in just a few decades ...
21 Apr 2025 at 5:22pm
Tropical rainforests also harbour unknown quantities of natural resources that could be used to develop pharmaceuticals and natural medicines. The fund offered landowners per-acre financial incentives to conserve their land and prevent it degrading, which led to improved land management and reforestation.
Lessons from Indigenous leaders to protect the Amazon rainforest
24 Apr 2025 at 6:52pm
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.
Saving the Amazon rainforest ? in 10 steps | World Economic Forum
29 Apr 2025 at 11:22am
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.
Conserving and restoring forests for a food-secure future
28 Apr 2025 at 8:13pm
International day of forests: Conserving and restoring forests and sustainable practices within them are vital for food security, climate and livelihoods.
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29 Apr 2025 at 11:58am
Rainforests are disappearing at alarming rates. Since the 1960s, nearly half of the world?s rainforests have been destroyed. What once covered 14% of the earth, now covers only 6%. Every day, the world loses about 81,000 hectares (200,000 acres) of rainforests. For generations, governments and economists evaluated the monetary value of ...
6 things you didn?t know about rainforests | World Economic Forum
28 Apr 2025 at 12:39am
In the UK, research suggests that the temperate rainforests which used to mostly cover the west coasts have the potential to be partially restored. The remaining forests could double in size in a generation if they were allowed to naturally regenerate, Guy Shrubsole of the Lost Rainforests of Britain Campaign, told The Guardian.
3 changes needed to create a more regenerative economy
25 Apr 2025 at 5:15am
That is the analogy Atossa Soltani uses to describe the importance of the world?s rainforests to the planet?s future. The director of global strategy for the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance (ASHA), Soltani and her organization support a coalition of 30 Indigenous nations in Ecuador and Peru working to preserve 35 million hectares of ...
How can we save the world?s rainforests? - The World Economic Forum
27 Apr 2025 at 10:13am
Tropical rainforests cover about 6% of the earth?s surface, but are home to around 50% of all terrestrial diversity. Rainforests are crucial in the fight against climate change as they act as carbon sinks which soak up greenhouse gases. Deforestation remains a significant threat, as the global demand for food and fuel continues to rise.
8 reasons we need to protect forests - The World Economic Forum
29 Apr 2025 at 7:12am
Here are some reasons to protect forests from the Food and Agriculture Organisation as 1.6 billion people rely on vital forest ecosystems for their livelihoods.
How 2?C of warming will push most tropical rainforests above their ...
24 Apr 2025 at 6:30pm
The jungles of the western Amazon and Borneo are wet all year round, while elsewhere in Amazonia and in Africa there are ?rainforests? that have virtually no rainfall in the driest months. We used this variation to understand how climate affects the amount of carbon tropical forests store, and to predict how this might change in the future.
Costa Rica has doubled its tropical rainforests in just a few decades ...
21 Apr 2025 at 5:22pm
Tropical rainforests also harbour unknown quantities of natural resources that could be used to develop pharmaceuticals and natural medicines. The fund offered landowners per-acre financial incentives to conserve their land and prevent it degrading, which led to improved land management and reforestation.
Lessons from Indigenous leaders to protect the Amazon rainforest
24 Apr 2025 at 6:52pm
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.
Saving the Amazon rainforest ? in 10 steps | World Economic Forum
29 Apr 2025 at 11:22am
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.
Conserving and restoring forests for a food-secure future
28 Apr 2025 at 8:13pm
International day of forests: Conserving and restoring forests and sustainable practices within them are vital for food security, climate and livelihoods.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
