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Rainforests of the World [Infographic]

January 10December 28Posted in Garden & NatureTagged amazon, australia, congo, daintree, deforestation, endangered animals, exctintion, infographic, nature, rainforest, south america, trees4 Comments

From the Amazon in South America to Daintree in Australia and Africa’s Congo Rainforest, there are hundreds of fascinating creatures and trees to be found in these rainforests, even though deforestation continues to put many species at risk of extinction.

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Forests most at Risk of Deforestation [Interactive StoryMap]

September 10September 18Posted in Garden & NatureTagged amazon, atlantic forest and gran chaco, borneo, cerrado, chocó-darién, congo basin, deforestation, east africa, eastern australia, forest, greater mekong, interactive, new guinea, story map, sumatra, wildlife, wwfLeave a comment

Up to 170 million hectares of forest could be destroyed by 2030 according to the World Wildlife Federation (WWF). The organisation has identified eleven forests that are major deforestation fronts and where 80% of forests loss is projected to take place over the next two decades under business-as-usual scenarios and without interventions to prevent losses.

This interactive StoryMap that Crowe’s Sawmills has put together, highlights 11 of the world’s most at risk forests:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/bf1363f5047e90f28bac0a64fc945cd0/forests-most-at-risk-of-deforestation/index.html

if you don’t see the interactive StoryMap please click the image below or go to this link