Biodiversity

5 things you didn’t know about rainforests

The temperate rainforest could be more endangered than the tropical rainforest.

The temperate rainforest could be more endangered than the tropical rainforest. Image: PEXELS/Avery Nielsen-Webb

Gill Einhorn
Head, Innovation and Transformation, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum
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Tropical rainforests are the most important carbon sink of all - collectively sequestering more carbon than temperate or boreal forests.
Tropical rainforests are the most important carbon sink of all - collectively sequestering more carbon than temperate or boreal forests. Image: World Resources Institute
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