亚马逊雨林，巴西 Amazon rainforest, Brazil (© Claus Meyer/plainpicture)

亚马逊雨林，巴西 Amazon rainforest, Brazil (© Claus Meyer/plainpicture)

迷失在迷雾之中 Getting lost in the mist

世界雨林日

欢迎来到亚马逊雨林，这里有清新的空气，茂密的树叶，沙沙作响的树叶，还有成千上万种动物和鸟类的叫声。今天是世界雨林日，让我们向这片土地致敬。亚马逊雨林是南美洲的生态瑰宝，面积超过210万平方英里，其分支遍布九个国家，分别是巴西、秘鲁、哥伦比亚、玻利维亚、厄瓜多尔、法属圭亚那、圭亚那、苏里南和委内瑞拉。如今，亚马逊河流域有3000多万居民，但它也承载着失落文明的秘密，暗示着史前人类的存在。今年早些时候，考古学家在这里发现了一个庞大的城市网络，其历史可以追溯到2500年前。然而，亚马逊雨林的微妙平衡正受到威胁。猖獗的森林砍伐已经使其覆盖面积减少了20%，危及当地和全球气候。据估计，这片森林拥有来自16000个不同物种的3900亿棵树，由于它吸收和储存了大量的二氧化碳，其产生的冷却效应对地球来说是至关重要的。因此，让我们重新承诺，通过学习、分享和采取行动来保护这些至关重要的生态系统。因为他们的生存关系到我们的生存。

World Rainforest Day

Fresh air, rustling leaves, and thousands of wildlife species—welcome to the Amazon rainforest. Covering more than 2,100,000 square miles, this South America treasure extends its branches across nine nations—Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Today, the Amazon is home to more than 30 million people, but it also carries secrets of lost civilizations. Archaeologists recently discovered a network of cities here dating back 2,500 years.

However, deforestation has peeled away 20% of the Amazon's cover, jeopardizing local and global climates. This forest, housing an estimated 390 billion trees, has a critical cooling effect on the planet, absorbing and storing huge amounts of carbon dioxide. World Rainforest Day highlights the need for action to protect all rainforests and help these important ecosystems continue to play a vital role in the health of our planet.