Our #TropicalRainforests in Australia are in danger of being destroyed. Even though the scientists have been raising the alarm for many, many years now ... our leader's ears are in tune only to the rich & powerful. I'm glad my husband & I got to experience them before they are gone.

#Poem #Poetry

The rainforest the world forgot: the Congo basin is the second largest on Earth, so why is it being neglected? It is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but this tropical rainforest is losing out when it comes to climate policy and funding

Between 2010 and 2017, African forests lost 106bn kg of biomass per year, equivalent to weight of about 106m cars. Worst affected were #tropicalrainforests in Congo, Madagascar and west Africa.
#carbonsink
#treecanopy
#biodiversity
#Anthropocene
#deforestation
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The rainforest the world forgot: the Congo basin is the second largest on Earth, so why is it being neglected? It is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but this tropical rainforest is losing out when it comes to climate policy and funding

Priestley member, Prof Simon Lewis, features in The Guardian, discussing the Congo Basin and how it is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but it is losing out when it comes to climate policy and funding

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#COP30 #tropicalrainforests #CongoBasin

🌿 On International Gibbon Day, we highlight the critical need for action to protect gibbons, the underappreciated lesser apes of South and Southeast Asian forests facing habitat loss. #GibbonConservation #EndangeredSpecies #TropicalRainforests Link: https://tinyurl.com/23hjug7r

Australian Rainforests Become the First to Emit More Carbon Than They Absorb A new analysis finds tropical forests in Australia are not taking in enough carbon dioxide to keep up with the emissions from their decaying trunks, holding possible implications for global ecosystems

🌿 When trees die and rot, they release stored carbon. Australia’s rainforests now emit more CO2 than they absorb. A sign of rising heat & drought stress. Once sinks, now turning into sources. Similar patterns appear in parts of the Amazon 🌎

#Climate
#Forests
#TropicalRainforests
#Australia
#Amazon

[8/8] Malgré la gravité des chiffres, des solutions existent : protéger les forêts, renforcer leur résilience face aux incendies et revoir les modèles agricoles et financiers. Il faut passer de l’alerte à l’action collective. #geography #deforestation #tropicalrainforests

[7/8] En Afrique, la RDC et le Congo ont aussi connu des hausses alarmantes, tandis qu’en Asie du Sud-Est, l’Indonésie et la Malaisie ont réduit les pertes de forêt. Mais au total, 30 millions d’hectares ont disparu dans le monde en 2024. #geography #tropicalrainforests

[5/8] Ces forêts anciennes sont des puits de carbone majeurs et des réserves uniques de biodiversité. Une fois détruites, elles sont irremplaçables. Leurs pertes ont des conséquences irréversibles sur le climat et les écosystèmes mondiaux. #geography #tropicalrainforests

Fires Drove Record-breaking Tropical Forest Loss in 2024 | World Resources Institute Research The Forest Pulse draws on the most recent data and analysis to reveal the latest trends in global forest loss and deforestation. This page is updated annually using annual tree cover loss data. Update...

[1/8] En 2024, les forêts primaires tropicales ont connu leur pire année depuis 20 ans. Selon Global Forest Watch, 6,7 millions d’hectares ont disparu, soit l’équivalent de 18 terrains de football par minute, en majorité à cause des incendies. #geography #deforestation #tropicalrainforests

Let's celebrate these heroes of the night on this #InternationalBatAppreciationDay! To learn more about these flying fox bats and their homes, check out Tropical Rainforests at zurl.co/j9HQ!

#batappreciationday #tropicalrainforests #bilingualkidsbooks

Space probe to map carbon content of world’s remotest tropical forests Revolutionary scanner to be fired into Earth orbit this month to measure effects of deforestation

Space probe to map carbon content of world’s remotest tropical forests. #BiomassProbe #TropicalRainforests www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/17/n...

Stingless ground-nesting bees in the Ecuadorean Amazon, near Yasuni National Park.

#nature #naturephotography
#explore
#wilderness #naturelovers #jungle #tropicalrainforest #tropicalrainforests #tropicalbees #insects #insect #insectphotography #bugs #exoticinsects #yasuni #yasuninationalpark