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Before I ever went to the tropics in real life (which I have only done once so far), this was the closest thing to a tropical rainforest I could visit. Many of the animals can roam freely, though the caimans can't get to the visitors, just in case.

The largest collection of books related to the Amazon rainforest, with more than 3,000 books, maps, photos, travelers' diaries, court decisions of the time, recipes, projects, from the 16th century onwards.

A few pictures from the Ojos Indígenas Ecological Reserve, near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The freshwater pools in the area have traditionally been "held sacred to the indigenous people for their resemblance to eyes" (https://visitdominicanrepublic.com/wildlife-nature/ojos-indigenas-punta-cana/). The whole rainforest, and the trail through it, felt sacred to me.

Hey r/Rainforest !

I’ve been experimenting with ways to unwind using nature sounds and sleep music, and it got me thinking of ways I could help save the plant while also sharing my passion of music to help people fall asleep. So here's my new project called EcoSleep, soft music to fall asleep to with nature ambience.

Oh, and 10% of any support goes to environmental causes like the Rainforest Foundation.

So join me please and help save the plant, all while you sleep. The link is here if anyone is interested!

https://youtu.be/iYByPBQr-ik?si=nrZIUlrDWHA-gGbf

The level of shade cover is one of the best ways to determine if forest habitats are being maintained. The good news is that shade-tolerant crops such as cacao can tolerate over 30% shade cover with no reduction in crop yield. The bad news is that the Rainforest Alliance standards on shade cover have weakened over the years – 15% cover is now considered adequate.

This begs the question: Is Rainforest Alliance worthy of support?

This post examines the peer-reviewed publications to come to a conclusion.

Feedback welcome - did I miss any important studies?

For those who have a local rainforest environment, especially if it's one under threat, show it off here and spread the love (and raise awareness!) with your best photos.

Queensland Wet Tropics, Australia (just outside Kuranda) - Thankfully reasonably well protected due to several national parks coming together around this area, but the push for tourism related development, and people leaving the main cities to come to the tropics for a "tree change" due to the ability to work remotely, and a housing crisis, are creating development pressures. Meanwhile the new state government is keen to "unlock growth". Our forest is not out of the woods just yet....

Such a good Radio 4 Appeal this week! A really cool way to keep rainforests in tact and solve loads of other climate issues at the same time! I couldn’t help but donate, it’s clever!

AFTAR is doing our part to help save the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest is home to an incredibly diverse array of species, estimated to include over 40,000 plant species, 427 mammal species, 1,300 bird species, 378 reptile species, and over 400 amphibian species.