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Forests - World Resources Institute
Human society and the global economy are inextricably linked to forests. More than 1 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods.
http://www.wri.org/our-work/topics/forests
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Seeing The Wood - The Economist
Purveyors of water, consumers of carbon, treasure-houses of species, the world's forests are ecological miracles. They must not be allowed to vanish, says James Astill.
http://www.economist.com/node/17062713
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Forest Habitats - WWF
Forests are essential for life on earth. Three hundred million people worldwide live in forests and 1.6 billion depend on them for their livelihoods.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/habitats/forest-habitat
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Forests and the Environment - World Bank
Forests are home to about 80% of remaining terrestrial biodiversity. They also regulate water cycles, maintain soil quality, and reduce the risks of natural disasters such as floods.
http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/forests/brief/forest-and-environment
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Tropical Rainforest - Wikipedia
Tropical rainforests occur in areas of tropical rainforest climate in which there is no dry season - all months have an average precipitation value of at least 60 mm - and may also be referred to as lowland equatorial evergreen rainforest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_rainforest
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Amazon Rainforest - Environment - The Guardian
A list of articles involving the Amazon rain forest from The Guardian.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/amazon-rainforest
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Rainforests of Brazil
Brazil holds about one-third of the world's remaining rainforests, including a majority of the Amazon rainforest. Terrestrially speaking, it is also the most biodiverse country on Earth, with more than 56,000 described species of plants, 1,700 species of birds, 695 amphibians, 578 mammals, and 651 reptiles.
http://rainforests.mongabay.com/20brazil.htm
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Tropical Rainforest - Britannica
Luxuriant forest, generally composed of broad-leaved trees and found in wet tropical uplands and lowlands around the Equator. Rainforests are vegetation types dominated by broad-leaved vegetation.
http://www.britannica.com/science/tropical-rainforest
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Rainforests - Young People's Trust For the Environment
Rainforests nearest to the equator, where the climate is very hot and wet all through the year, are evergreen because the trees can grow all of the time and so are always in leaf.
https://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/rainforests/introduction
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Rain Forest - National Geographic
Explore our Rainforests with National Geographic. Get facts, photos, and watch free videos. Learn what threatens this fascinating ecosystem, and what you can do to help.
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/rainforest-profile
