Tropical rainforests
The lives of the rainforest
Amazon, Congo and West Papua
Debate
Journalist Jean Wyllys, activist Raki Ap and Survival International member Shailini Vora discuss with Claudi Carreras, curator and cultural producer, the importance of the Amazon, Congo and West Papua rainforests, the world's three largest tropical forests, to the future of the planet.
The Amazon, with an area of 5.5 million square kilometers, covers up to eight countries in South America and contains approximately 30% of the planet's insect, plant and animal species. The Congo rainforest covers 3.7 million square kilometers and is home to up to 600 tree species and 10,000 animal species, while the West Papua rainforest is home to some 20,000 plant species, 602 bird species and 125 mammal species. All of them are endangered under the threat of deforestation, fires, hunting, poaching, mining and other forms of violent extraction. Also suffering persecution are the indigenous peoples, 850 ethnic groups that are the living repositories of knowledge about the conservation of these extraordinary biomes. Through different expert voices, we will talk about the situation of these three great reserves of the biosphere, as essential to life on Earth as they are vulnerable.
Moderators: Claudi Carreras
Participants: Jean Wyllys, Shailini Vora, Raki Ap
This activity is part of Tropical rainforests
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The lives of the rainforest
Jean Wyllys, Raki Ap, Shailini Vora and Claudi Carreras
Through different expert voices, we will talk about the situation of three great reserves of the biosphere, the Amazon, Congo and West Papua rainforests, as essential to life on Earth as they are vulnerable.
