Tropical rainforests might only make up 7% of the earth, but they are truly unrivaled in how much they contribute to the ecosystem of our planet. Covering huge areas of South America, Africa, Asia and Australia, the rich habitats of our tropical rainforests work hard to keep our climate stable and produce the rains that are so important to keep crops and people thriving across the world.
Tropical rainforests contain over 50% of all the planet’s wildlife, with 3 million different species living in our largest rainforest, the Amazon, alone. Wider estimates have said that up to 50 million different species could call the planet’s rainforest home. Across the world, from Peru to Malaysia, a life that is unknown to the majority of us plays out gloriously beneath the canopies of these increasingly at risk environments.
Within the tropical forest biome, many variations of this rich and fascinating environment exist. From shrouded montane (or ‘cloud’) forests in the high reaches of the Himalayas and Caucasus to coniferous and dry (deciduous) tropical forests in Central America, tropical rainforests are quietly working hard across our continents. Their aim? To keep our planet liveable for years to come.
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