KABARMEGAPOLITAN.com – Commemoration of World Rainforest Day on June 22: fight deforestation and reduce the impact of climate change. Rainforests keep the Earth alive. They are home to half the world’s animal species, provide us with fresh water, and are vital to maintaining the stability of our climate. However, every second, one and a half hectares is lost, while every year, 78 million hectares of precious rainforest are destroyed.
World Rainforest Day was created to take decisive action to combat deforestation, reduce the impact of climate change, and protect our rainforests for future generations.
World Rainforest Day was first created in 2017 by The Rainforest Partnership.
They work with Indigenous Peoples living in rainforest environments and launch projects to help restore and regenerate healthy rainforests together with local communities.
World Rainforest Day is about raising awareness of the importance of rainforests and what they do for us.
We can all take positive action to protect and preserve rainforests.
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There are hundreds of events, from local community events to virtual events, educational initiatives in schools, charity projects and more.
The Rainforest Partnership is a website that has many community-based projects in the Amazon.
World Rainforest Day itself is supported by more than 70 global partners, from environmental advocates to the media, all fighting for positive and affirmative action that preserves rainforests.
The tagline for the event is “Because the World Can’t Wait,” a powerful statement and call to action for people around the world.
The main focus of World Rainforest Day is to stay positive and focus on what we can do to save the rainforest.
Rainforests have sustained us for thousands of years, circulating oxygen, keeping local communities alive, absorbing carbon dioxide, and keeping our water fresh and clean.
The Rainforest Partnership has been spreading this optimistic message since 2007 when it was launched to help protect biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples and fight the impacts of climate change.
The core focus of The Rainforest Partnership is to save the rainforest by working on rainforest-based community projects that create a positive impact for local communities and the wildlife that depend on the rainforest every day.
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As affiliated members of the UN Economic and Social Council, they can consult and advise organizations and businesses around the world on sustainable and ecologically led practices.
The Amazon rainforest itself has existed for about 60 million years, forming when the Atlantic Ocean expanded enough to create a tropical climate in the Amazon basin.
Following the mass extinction of the dinosaurs, it is believed that a humid climate developed, leading to the expansion of the rainforest.
Over millions of years, it is theorized that rainforests may have experienced much reduction and expansion, caused by factors such as the expansion and retreat of glaciers.
The main causes of deforestation include logging, mining, and industrial development, as well as clearing land for agriculture.
As larger areas are opened up to logging and grazing, more infrastructure is required, leading to increased clearing to accommodate roads and large machinery.
As more rainforest is removed, the surrounding wildlife habitat and Indigenous Peoples’ homes are also significantly disrupted.
The scale of deforestation could lead to climate change, flooding, desertification and soil erosion, all things that threaten our planet and our way of life.***
