Nov 16, 2023
For your information, rainforests only occupy 6% of earth. Here, we take you to some of the popular rainforests across the world that you might not see in the future.
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Facing threats from deforestation, agriculture expansion, and wildfires, the Amazon, the largest rainforest globally, is critically endangered.
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Rapid deforestation, agricultural activities, and logging pose significant threats to the biodiversity of the Congo Basin, the second-largest rainforest.
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Logging, palm oil plantations, and mining are endangering the unique biodiversity of New Guinea's rainforest.
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Intensive logging, palm oil plantations, and habitat destruction have placed the Sumatra Rainforest at high risk. The rampant demand for timber has also led to large-scale deforestation.
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Urbanisation, agriculture, and logging have significantly reduced the once-vast Atlantic Forest, making it one of the most endangered rainforests.
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Reports add that logging activities have diminished the island's forested expanse to a mere 10% of its original coverage. Its diverse flora and fauna are now steadily vanishing as per the reports.
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Unfortunately, numerous inhabitants of Borneo's rainforests, including orangutans and elephants, face the threat of endangerment and potential extinction if the alarming trend of deforestation persists.
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This region boasts of the world's most extensive collective tiger habitat, which has been decreasing in the recent years, whereas it’s also facing the risk of losing more than a third of its remaining forest cover within the next 20 years
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