As the lungs of the earth, rainforests are a vital element to the health of our planet. Having recently visited the Peruvian Amazon, where I witnessed the natural phenomenon of the forest’s ebb and flow, which brings life to some of the most biologically diverse regions on the planet, I can now fully grasp the importance of this incredible ecosystem. The below infographic highlights only a sliver of the reasons why we need to protect our precious rainforests.
