Rainforest
Learn about the rain forests.
Rainforest Facts
Rainforests are home to many different species of animal and plant life. These facts about the rainforest will brief you about their importance to mankind.
Tropical Rainforest Biome: Plants and Animals
Have you heard of the okapi? Or the aye-aye? Did you know that the tropical rain forest biome is where half of the Earth’s animal and plant species exist? Read about this fascinating habitat here.
Rainforest medicinals
Logging in rainforests, along with other destructive commercial activities, render some 137 species of plants and animals extinct every day. As rainforest species continue to disappear, so will many possible cures for life-threatening diseases.
The Dzanga-Sanga Rain Forest
The Dzanga-Sanga Rain Forest, one of the few still intact rain forests in the world, lies in the Congolese River Basin in the southern-western region of the Central African Republic, and is exceptional for its rich biodiversity.
Non-stop Entertainment and Fun at Genting Highlands Malaysia
Genting Malaysia is a self proclaimed entertainment city situated approximately 2000 meters above sea level on a hilltop. Genting is just 50 km from Kuala Lumpur and the tourists will simply be spell bound by the lush green tropical rainforest of the Genting Highlands in Malaysia.
$350m to Leave Oil in the Ground
Country asks developed world to pay it not to pump - and avoid further pollution of the Amazon rainforest.
Death in the Rainforest: Fragile Creatures Give the World a New Climate Warning
Amphibian and reptile numbers fall by 75% in reserve meant to save them.
Selling Off the Rainforest - a Modern-day Scandal
Vast tracts of the world's second-largest rainforest have been obtained by a small group of European and American industrial logging companies in return for minimal taxes and gifts of salt, sugar and tools, a two-year investigation will disclose today.
Forest Elephants Threatened By Poachers
Africa's forest elephants are being severely threatened by ivory poaching, according to a new survey of central African rainforest.
Enjoying an Unforgettable Australian Tour
Whether you want to relax, learn about the Aboriginal people, go wandering the tropical rainforests of northern Australia, or take in the night life in the capital city of Sydney, an Australia tour has something to offer you.
Nicaragua's Green Lobby is Leaving Rainforest People 'utterly Destitute'
Crackdown on felling and exporting trees leaves Miskitos facing economic and social devastation.
Fox Vs Franz Josef Glaciers on the South Island, New Zealand
The Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers in New Zealand cut through dramatic glacial valleys to flow into temperate rainforest. While many glaciers world-wide have been retreating, these glaciers still flow almost to sea level, making them unique relics of the last Ice Age.
Amazon Rainforest Vanishing at Twice Rate of Previous Estimates
· 6,000 sq miles lost a year as valuable trees removed · Selective logging causing 25% greenhouse gas boost
Amazon Dries Out As Worst Ever Drought Hits Rainforest
· Drop in water level affects towns dependent on river · Crisis blamed on Gulf coast hurricanes.
Rainforest Loss Shocks Brazil
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest last year was the second worst ever, figures released by the Brazilian government have shown.
China Consumes Forests of Smuggled Timber
The conservation group WWF estimates that China imports more than 100m cubic metres of wood a year, between a quarter and a third of which is illegally felled in eastern Russia, the Brazilian rainforests, Burma and Africa.
Road Sparks Alarm for Brazil Rainforest
Brazil and Peru have announced a £363m plan for a highway to link Brazil's Amazon basin to the Pacific, raising concerns about further devastation in the rainforest.
UK Demand for Soya Destroying Amazon
The Amazon rainforest and savanna lands are being destroyed at a rate of 1.2m hectares (3m acres) a year to feed Europe's insatiable desire for more soya bean production, according to a research report yesterday. The UK is one of the chief customers for South American soya production, and...
Ancient Rainforest Development Halted
Residents of the Daintree - a humid, world-heritage listed strip of coastal rainforest in Australia's far north - are split over a decision to ban building on 450 privately owned plots.
Cadbury Accused of Rainforest Destruction
Cadbury Schweppes chief executive Todd Stitzer yesterday highlighted the group's progress in turning around Dr Pepper, its biggest brand, as he told a shareholder meeting the company was cautiously optimistic about meeting profit expectations for the year. "The improvement in performance...
Activists in Dawn Raid on Ship to Disrupt Trade in Rainforest Timber
Illegal logging in Indonesia is driving tigers and orang-utans to the edge of extinction while EU governments do little to stop it.
Rainforest Dam Row Goes Before Law Lords
Privy council urged to halt construction of power project in Belize.
Starving Farmers Destroy Rainforest to Buy Food
Millennia-old trees and rare wildlife in Madagascar are vanishing as hungry families, their crops shrivelled by drought, sell bags of charcoal to survive. Rory Carroll reports from Amboasary.
Disappearance of Amazon Rainforest Brings Pledge of Emergency Action
The deforestation rate in the Brazilian Amazon, the largest stretch of forest in the world, has increased by 40% in the past year, according to preliminary figures released yesterday by the Brazilian government. Almost 10,000sq miles (24,000sq km) of virgin forest - an area the size of...
World's tallest tree is cooked alive
It had stood unharmed by man for almost four centuries. Dominating the lush Tasmanian rainforest, the tree known as El Grande, the largest hardwood plant on earth, was revered by environmentalists and tourists alike. Many came to gape in awe; it stood four times higher than Gateshead's Angel of the North.
Global warming endangers Amazon
A warmer world could mean the loss of the Amazon rainforest and yet more global warming as levels of carbon dioxide increased in the atmosphere.
Gum and Bananas: How Louise Survived on Mountain
19-year-old trainee beautician in shorts and T-shirt tells how she survived for three days in dense rainforest.
Teenager Finds Own Way Out of Rainforest
British girl survives ordeal in Australian bush unscathed. The missing British backpacker, Louise Saunders who went missing in north Queensland has been found safe and well, Australian police reported last night.
Coke Users 'destroying' Rainforest
From America's war on drugs to the Grange Hill Just Say No campaign, attempts to stop people from taking illegal substances have been notable only by their failure. But now the Colombian government has come up with a novel approach to stopping the abuse of cocaine by warning users that...
That's the spirit
Simon Birch visits the rainforests of British Columbia to admire the rare spirit bear in its natural habitat. The rotting, half-eaten salmon carcasses and fresh bear scat that had been left on the forest floor combined to make one almighty stench. Clearly we were in the heart of bear country, slap-bang in the middle of their picnic-spot to be precise.
Bloody logs of war linked to English idyll
The trade in rainforest timber used for lock gates in an English canal funds the slaughter in Sierra Leone's civil war.
Trade in Rainforest Timber Funds Slaughter in Sierra Leone's Civil War.
The trade in rainforest timber used for lock gates in an English canal funds the slaughter in Sierra Leone's civil war.
Indonesian Rainforests Pulped to Extinction
Illegal logging is threatening wildlife and environment.
Genting Malaysia is a self proclaimed entertainment city situated approximately 2000 meters above sea level on a hilltop. Genting is just 50 km from Kuala Lumpur and the tourists will simply be spell bound by the lush green tropical rainforest of the Genting Highlands in Malaysia.
$350m to Leave Oil in the Ground
Country asks developed world to pay it not to pump - and avoid further pollution of the Amazon rainforest.
Death in the Rainforest: Fragile Creatures Give the World a New Climate Warning
Amphibian and reptile numbers fall by 75% in reserve meant to save them.
Selling Off the Rainforest - a Modern-day Scandal
Vast tracts of the world's second-largest rainforest have been obtained by a small group of European and American industrial logging companies in return for minimal taxes and gifts of salt, sugar and tools, a two-year investigation will disclose today.
Forest Elephants Threatened By Poachers
Africa's forest elephants are being severely threatened by ivory poaching, according to a new survey of central African rainforest.
Enjoying an Unforgettable Australian Tour
Whether you want to relax, learn about the Aboriginal people, go wandering the tropical rainforests of northern Australia, or take in the night life in the capital city of Sydney, an Australia tour has something to offer you.
Nicaragua's Green Lobby is Leaving Rainforest People 'utterly Destitute'
Crackdown on felling and exporting trees leaves Miskitos facing economic and social devastation.
Fox Vs Franz Josef Glaciers on the South Island, New Zealand
The Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers in New Zealand cut through dramatic glacial valleys to flow into temperate rainforest. While many glaciers world-wide have been retreating, these glaciers still flow almost to sea level, making them unique relics of the last Ice Age.
Amazon Rainforest Vanishing at Twice Rate of Previous Estimates
· 6,000 sq miles lost a year as valuable trees removed · Selective logging causing 25% greenhouse gas boost
Amazon Dries Out As Worst Ever Drought Hits Rainforest
· Drop in water level affects towns dependent on river · Crisis blamed on Gulf coast hurricanes.
Rainforest Loss Shocks Brazil
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest last year was the second worst ever, figures released by the Brazilian government have shown.
China Consumes Forests of Smuggled Timber
The conservation group WWF estimates that China imports more than 100m cubic metres of wood a year, between a quarter and a third of which is illegally felled in eastern Russia, the Brazilian rainforests, Burma and Africa.
Road Sparks Alarm for Brazil Rainforest
Brazil and Peru have announced a £363m plan for a highway to link Brazil's Amazon basin to the Pacific, raising concerns about further devastation in the rainforest.
UK Demand for Soya Destroying Amazon
The Amazon rainforest and savanna lands are being destroyed at a rate of 1.2m hectares (3m acres) a year to feed Europe's insatiable desire for more soya bean production, according to a research report yesterday. The UK is one of the chief customers for South American soya production, and...
Ancient Rainforest Development Halted
Residents of the Daintree - a humid, world-heritage listed strip of coastal rainforest in Australia's far north - are split over a decision to ban building on 450 privately owned plots.
Cadbury Accused of Rainforest Destruction
Cadbury Schweppes chief executive Todd Stitzer yesterday highlighted the group's progress in turning around Dr Pepper, its biggest brand, as he told a shareholder meeting the company was cautiously optimistic about meeting profit expectations for the year. "The improvement in performance...
Activists in Dawn Raid on Ship to Disrupt Trade in Rainforest Timber
Illegal logging in Indonesia is driving tigers and orang-utans to the edge of extinction while EU governments do little to stop it.
Rainforest Dam Row Goes Before Law Lords
Privy council urged to halt construction of power project in Belize.
Starving Farmers Destroy Rainforest to Buy Food
Millennia-old trees and rare wildlife in Madagascar are vanishing as hungry families, their crops shrivelled by drought, sell bags of charcoal to survive. Rory Carroll reports from Amboasary.
Disappearance of Amazon Rainforest Brings Pledge of Emergency Action
The deforestation rate in the Brazilian Amazon, the largest stretch of forest in the world, has increased by 40% in the past year, according to preliminary figures released yesterday by the Brazilian government. Almost 10,000sq miles (24,000sq km) of virgin forest - an area the size of...
World's tallest tree is cooked alive
It had stood unharmed by man for almost four centuries. Dominating the lush Tasmanian rainforest, the tree known as El Grande, the largest hardwood plant on earth, was revered by environmentalists and tourists alike. Many came to gape in awe; it stood four times higher than Gateshead's Angel of the North.
Global warming endangers Amazon
A warmer world could mean the loss of the Amazon rainforest and yet more global warming as levels of carbon dioxide increased in the atmosphere.
Gum and Bananas: How Louise Survived on Mountain
19-year-old trainee beautician in shorts and T-shirt tells how she survived for three days in dense rainforest.
Teenager Finds Own Way Out of Rainforest
British girl survives ordeal in Australian bush unscathed. The missing British backpacker, Louise Saunders who went missing in north Queensland has been found safe and well, Australian police reported last night.
Coke Users 'destroying' Rainforest
From America's war on drugs to the Grange Hill Just Say No campaign, attempts to stop people from taking illegal substances have been notable only by their failure. But now the Colombian government has come up with a novel approach to stopping the abuse of cocaine by warning users that...
That's the spirit
Simon Birch visits the rainforests of British Columbia to admire the rare spirit bear in its natural habitat. The rotting, half-eaten salmon carcasses and fresh bear scat that had been left on the forest floor combined to make one almighty stench. Clearly we were in the heart of bear country, slap-bang in the middle of their picnic-spot to be precise.
Bloody logs of war linked to English idyll
The trade in rainforest timber used for lock gates in an English canal funds the slaughter in Sierra Leone's civil war.
Trade in Rainforest Timber Funds Slaughter in Sierra Leone's Civil War.
The trade in rainforest timber used for lock gates in an English canal funds the slaughter in Sierra Leone's civil war.
Indonesian Rainforests Pulped to Extinction
Illegal logging is threatening wildlife and environment.