It produces about 20% of the Earth’s oxygen, earning it the nickname “Lungs of Earth.” Trees in the rainforest help control the weather by releasing water vapor into the air.
WWF has recognized the Great Bear Rainforest in the western Canadian province of British Columbia as a Gift to the Earth, the global conservation organization’s highest accolade for globally ...
Rainforests in these regions cover just 2% of Earth's total surface area and yet house half of the world's plant and animal species. Deforestation is the clearing of forests. Most deforestation ...
The Daintree and other tropical rainforests, including those in the Amazon, the Congo Basin and Southeast Asia, have been called the "lungs" of our Earth. They absorb carbon dioxide from the air ...
Robson Green embarks on a journey of a lifetime to the largest rainforest on Earth, home to an unparalleled diversity of life, and a refuge for black caiman, pink dolphins, sloths and piranhas.