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  1. Rainforest - National Geographic Society

    May 30, 2025 · The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It is home to around 40,000 plant species, nearly 1,300 bird species, 3,000 types of fish, more than 430 …

  2. Rainforests 101 - Education

    Rainforests are home to over half of the world's plant and animal species. Learn about tropical and temperate rainforests, how they contribute to the global ecosystem, and the conservation …

  3. Rainforests, Explained - National Geographic Society

    Oct 19, 2023 · Rainforests produce, store, and filter water, protecting against soil erosion, floods, and drought. Many of the plants found in rainforests are being used to make medicine, …

  4. People and the Rainforest - Education

    Mar 17, 2025 · Deforestation, primarily due to logging and agriculture, is destroying rainforests faster than other types of woodlands. About 34% of the Earth’s tropical rainforests are already …

  5. The Amazon Rainforest - Education

    Rainforests have been home to thriving communities for thousands to tens of thousands of years. However, threats to the rainforest threaten these communities and their way of life as well as …

  6. Rainforests - Education

    Rainforests are home to over half of the world's plant and animal species. Learn about tropical and temperate rainforests, how they contribute to the global ecosystem, and the conservation …

  7. The Five Major Types of Biomes - Education

    May 7, 2025 · The three major forest biomes are temperate forests, tropical forests, and boreal forests (also known as the taiga). These forest types occur at different latitudes, and therefore …

  8. Deforestation - National Geographic Society

    May 29, 2025 · Today, the greatest amount of deforestation is occurring in tropical rainforests, aided by extensive road construction into regions that were once almost inaccessible.

  9. Local and Global Effects of Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest

    Oct 15, 2025 · Students analyze a map to identify and describe multiple landscapes in the Amazon rainforest, the organisms that inhabit those landscapes, and the role of the forest in …

  10. Media - National Geographic Society

    May 21, 2025 · Media is the plural form of the word medium, which is a means of conveying something—in this case, information. Media serves many purposes, including communicating …