Although rainforests cover only a small percentage of Earth's total surface area, they're home to half of the world's plant and animal species. As the name suggests, rainforests are also very wet: ...

Rainforests are among the planet’s most vital ecosystems, often called the Earth’s lungs for their ability to absorb vast amounts of carbon dioxide, release oxygen, and regulate global temperatures ...

Up to two thirds of the world's temperate rainforests could fall victim to climate change by the year 2100 according to a new study. Up to two thirds of the world's temperate rainforests could fall ...

Less than a quarter of the world's remaining tropical rainforest cover is in sufficiently good condition to ensure the survival of over 16,000 terrestrial vertebrate species, a recent study revealed. ...

WEST KALIMANTAN PROVINCE, Indonesia — Word spread fast that heavy machinery had arrived in the ancient rainforest near the Indonesian village of Sungai Mata-Mata, an expanse on the western edge of the ...

Wales might be known as a nation of mountains and valleys but it is in fact home to four Celtic rainforests, which are very ...

Last week, Indigenous leaders from around the world joined business leaders and politicians for the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. While much of the discussion on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ken Silverstein analyzes the Energy Transition, AI and Geopolitics A Harpy Eagle in the Panamania Rain Forest. The Harpy is the ...

Researchers have uncovered rainforest communities previously hidden within the rugged gullies of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area that are protecting vegetation not known to grow ...

In Queensland’s northern reaches lie the Wet Tropics, spanning about 450 kilometres between Townsville and Cooktown. These mountainous rainforests are a relic of the ancient continent of Gondwana, ...

Up to two thirds of the world's temperate rainforests could fall victim to climate change by the year 2100 according to a new study by researchers at the University of Leeds. In the first ever ...