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This document discusses tropical rainforests and the benefits of protecting them. It notes that tropical rainforests contain the majority of the world's biodiversity but over half of all species have been lost since 1970. Protecting tropical rainforests can help address the two major environmental crises of extinctions and carbon emissions. Investing in projects that preserve tropical rainforests is one of the most impactful things that can be done globally to slow extinctions and reduce CO2 levels.
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- 2. Tropical Rainforests all forests species richness
- 3. Protecting irreplaceable assets.Most impactful environmental projects
- 4. 2 benefits Reduce CO2 Emissions Slow Ex nc ons 1 Solution,
- 5. “52% of world’s biodiversity lost since 1970” -- Living Planet Index, World Wildlife Federation (Oct. 2014) Humans: 1804: 1 Billion 1927: 2 Billion 1959: 3 Billion 1974: 4 Billion 1987: 5 Billion 1999: 6 Billion 2012: 7 Billion --Google Projected Extinctions (2050): 26% of world’s Mammals 13% of world’s Birds 41% … Amphibians 80-100% … Coral 34% … Conifer Trees 30% … Sharks 63% … Cycads, etc. - World Resources Institute
- 6. Extinctions Since 2000 Pyrenean Ibex, Spain, 2000
- 7. Extinctions Since 2000 Eastern Cougar, USA, 2011
- 8. Extinctions Since 2000 Giant Skink, Cape Verde Islands, 2013 Black Rhino, West Africa, 2011 Galapagos Island Tortoise, 2012 Japanese River Otter, 2012 Formosan Clouded Leopard, Taiwan, 2004 Alaotra Grebe, Madagascar, 2010 Baiji Dolphin, Yangtze River, China, 2006
- 9. Crisis #2
- 11. Protecting tropical forest ecosystems alleviates our biosphere’s 2 biggest problems: Globally-scaled, actionable 1. Extinctions 2. Emissions tropical rainforests all forests species richness
- 13. Stopping the Extinction Crisis.
Editor's Notes
- #4: POWERLESS POWERFUL = ECOSYSTEMS CONNECT PEOPLE TO GREATEST IMPACT
- #5: TFEs = 1 solution making a global difference on our 2 biggest enviro challenges
- #9: JANE LOWRIMORE sent this quote, “Community of Creation We belong to the community of creation—a phrase that embraces everything God created: every species, human and nonhuman, every living organism in the air or under the water or buried in the dirt. When I encountered the idea of creation as one massive living organism, it made sense to call it ‘community.”” Sally Bingham
- #10: 2,000,000 sq. miles of tropical forest destroyed so far Offset carbon footprint & at the same time save biodiversity
- #11: 2,000,000 sq. miles of tropical forest destroyed so far The simplest solution with the biggest impact Offset carbon footprint & at the same time save biodiversity
- #13: Connecting people to the most impactful environmental projects around the world. Preserving the earth’s biological integrity, allow nature to start regenerating; allow nature to start refilling the cup.
- #14: Connecting people to the most impactful environmental projects around the world. Preserving the earth’s biological integrity, allow nature to start regenerating; allow nature to start refilling the cup.
- #15: Connecting people to the most impactful environmental projects around the world. Preserving the earth’s biological integrity, allow nature to start regenerating; allow nature to start refilling the cup.