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Introduction
Introduction
Rain forests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, and among the best at sequestering greenhouse gases including CO2.
Threats to Rainforests
Threats to Rainforests
Rainforests are under threat from deforestation, wild fires, rising climate temperatures, air pollution which harms organisms such as mosses, invasive species, sea level rise and more.
Deforestation leads to desertification, which makes ambient temperatures in and around forests grow even higher. When roads are created through forests, they can create hotter zones, but perhaps worse, they can become vectors for invasive plants and animals.
Click the Deforestation button to learn which human activities cause the most harm to forests. At the bottom of the page, are historical examples for different regions.
Types of Rainforest
Types of Rainforest
Calls to Action
Calls to Action
This section includes some general guidelines, as well as some specific options for specific locations. Scroll down to see if there are specific campaigns, programs, or petitions to help save your local rainforests.
Africa
Africa
Tanzania
Tanzania
Tanzania’s Magombera Forest "Rainforest Trust is working with local partner Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) to purchase 3,030 acres for the creation of the new Magombera Nature Reserve."
Europe
Europe
UK
UK
Importance of Rainforests
Importance of Rainforests
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Climate
Climate
Clouds
Clouds
Trees make clouds by releasing small quantities of vapors called “sesquiterpenes.”
Temperature Control
Temperature Control
Rainforests cool hot regions by providing shade and via respiration, rainforest plants help reduce ambient temperatures.
Rainforests help maintain warmer temperatures at night, unlike the bitter cold experienced even in the hottest deserts.
Water Cycle
Water Cycle
Rainforests absorb rainfall, preventing flooding, instead helping water sink into aquifers
Via respiration, forests help create clouds which provide rain further inland.
Trees and other plants help to clean pollution from rain, air, and soil. This in turn protects us from pesticides and other pollutants which could otherwise get into our drinking water or crops.
Historical & Current Ranges
Historical & Current Ranges
By understanding the historical ranges of these ecosystems, we can gain an idea of where it would be appropriate to replant and regenerate rainforests.
Some people may be surprised by locations such as the UK, but thanks to marine winds, we still have some fragments pockets of rainforest, and we could help restore them to help meet our climate goals.
You can also scroll down to the map Section for visual guides on this topic.
North America
North America
Antigua & Barbuda
Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
Barbados
Belize
Belize
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cuba
Dominica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Guatemala
Grenada
Grenada
Haiti
Haiti
Honduras
Honduras
Jamaica
Jamaica
Mexico
Mexico
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Panama
Panama
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Kitts & Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent & Grenadines
Saint Vincent & Grenadines
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
Bolivia
Bolivia
Brazil
Brazil
Chile
Chile
French Guiana
French Guiana
Guyana
Guyana
Paraguay
Paraguay
Peru
Peru
Suriname
Suriname
Uruguay
Uruguay
Venazuela
Venazuela
Resources & Guides
Resources & Guides
The following may be helpful in acquiring resources, planning, and more.
Click the Trees button for free trees or financial support for your tree planting projects.
Resources for Identifying Temperate Rainforests "This is a work-in-progress list of tools and resources for anyone looking for further information on how to identify temperate rainforests. I’ll continue adding to it over time.
If you’re visiting temperate rainforests, please remember they’re very rare habitats and must be treated with respect and awe! Follow the Countryside Code at all times, leave no trace, take only photos."
Tree Species
Tree Species
Europe
Europe
UK
UK
Resources for Identifying Temperate Rainforests "This is a work-in-progress list of tools and resources for anyone looking for further information on how to identify temperate rainforests. I’ll continue adding to it over time.
If you’re visiting temperate rainforests, please remember they’re very rare habitats and must be treated with respect and awe! Follow the Countryside Code at all times, leave no trace, take only photos."Woodland Trust: Temperate Rainforest includes a list of associated species and some forest locations.
Organizations
Organizations
Biomes
Biomes
Maps
Maps
International
International
Temperate Rainforest scroll down to see map, and click to enlarge. Shows forests from Alaska to California (though Canada), some western US states, southern Chile and Argentina, Northern Spain and Portugal, part of France, all of the Irelands, southern Iceland, Eastern Norway, and parts of southwestern Europe, parts of East Asia (northern parts of the Middle East), parts of western Asia, Parts of Australia, and most of New Zealand.
Africa
Africa
Tanzania
Tanzania
From Cardamom to Carbon: Bold New Tanzanian Project is Regrowing a Rainforest shows a map of forest reserves and a corridor connecting the two.
Europe
Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Madeira
Madeira
Laurisilva (or laurel forest) scroll down to see map.
Montenegro
Montenegro
UK
UK
Lost Rainforests of Britain (interactive) Scroll around and click tree symbols to see coordinates, names, and sometimes photos of these different remnants of UK's rainforests.
Public Create Map of Britain's Lost Rainforests Scroll in to see index of hygrothermy of different areas. Use the layers to explore historical range, modern remnants, as well as the names and locations of liverworts, mosses, and lichens.
Grants
Grants
International
International
The LUSH Spring Prize "A £200,000+ prize fund and other support activities, to build capacity for those repairing the earth’s damaged systems and leaving the world lusher than they found it."
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