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Tag: Rainforests
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Via inverse.com
Elephants Contribute to the Fight Against Climate Change
A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that elephants—some of the last remaining megaherbivores in rainforests—are crucial to protecting the planet. Analyzing the animals’ feeding …
Via theguardian.com
Indigenous Traditional Owners Take Back World’s Oldest Rainforest
In north Queensland, Australia, the heritage-listed Daintree—the world’s oldest rainforest—has been reclaimed by the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people, the Indigenous traditional owners. In a historic deal with the state government, the Daintree …
Via reuters.com
Amazon.com Opens a Rainforest-Filled Office
Equal parts greenhouse and office space, Amazon.com’s $4 billion downtown Seattle Spheres structure features verdant walkways and non-traditional, chair-laden meeting spaces. There also happens to be about 40,000 plants of 400 species, …