THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR PLANET: THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST

The lifeblood of our planet runs right around the earth: the tropical rainforest. This barometer for all life falls and falls.

In Asia, the tropical rainforests have been almost completely destroyed and in Africa, the majority of them have been destroyed. The last great rainforest that we still have as humanity lies in the Amazon basin of South America. It is called „the lungs of the world“. But even this lifeblood is threatened by daily overexploitation and devastating fires.

The Amazon basin is home to the largest and most important forest ecosystem in the world. It conserves and renews a third of the world’s fresh water. This last reserve is becoming increasingly important, as two thirds of humanity already have insufficient or no clean drinking water. The influence of the ecological balance in the tropical rainforest on our environment is undisputed. Intact tropical forest is one of the most efficient depots for CO2 and other climate-damaging gases. The devastating effects of deforestation on the global climate can now be felt everywhere. Only intact, functioning forests can promote a healthy global climate, sufficient clean drinking water, sufficient food and therefore meaningful life and work for future generations.
We must and want to preserve this!