2. Where rainforest climate occurs?
Temperate rainforests are rainforests in temperate regions.
They occur in East Asia , in Central and South America and
also in Australia and New Zealand.
3. Animals and plants in rainforest
Around 40% to 75% of all biotic species are indigenous to the
rainforests. It has been estimated that there may be many
millions of species of plants, insects and microorganisms still
undiscovered in tropical rainforests.
4. Rainfall
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with
annual rainfall between 250 centimetres (98 in) to 450
centimetres (180 in).
5. Deforstation
12-15 million hectares of
forest are lost each year,
the equivalent of 36
football fields per minute.
From temperate forests to tropical rainforests, deforestation
continues to be an urgent environmental issue that
jeopardizes people’s livelihoods, threatens species, and
intensifies global warming.
