When most people think of rainforests, they picture the Amazon or Southeast Asia. But certain regions outside the tropics receive enough rainfall to support surprisingly similar ecosystems. Deep in ...

World Rainforest Day 2026 reminds us that forests protect life, support people, and need urgent action everywhere.

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This year's theme for the campaign is "The Forest Within You", with an emphasis on our intrinsic connection to rainforests.

Rainforests exist because it rains a lot and that makes the forests grow, right? Well, not so fast. What if it’s not the rain that makes the forests—what if it’s the forests that actually generate the ...

When Taylor Guitars acquired an ebony mill in Cameroon to supply wood for their renowned acoustic guitars, owner Bob Taylor wanted to give back by planting new trees, even knowing they could take ...

South American rainforests thrived during three extreme global warming events in the past, say paleontologists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in a new report published in the Annual ...

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Last week, Mongabay published a recap of the major trends in the world’s tropical rainforests for 2023. Here’s a brief look at some of the key issues to monitor in 2024. These include: Brazil, ...

Rainforests don't burn, or do they? At the moment, many of us in Australia are seeing reports of the Queensland wildfires burning down rainforests. There are four key switches that need to be turned ...

The world’s rainforests are under siege. Climate change has driven the average temperature of the Amazon rainforest up by as much as 1.5 degrees Celsius. As a result of higher temperatures and ...