Rainforests role in the world 'colossal'

The role which rainforests play in the world's eco system is "colossal", it has been noted.

According to an article from the Express News Service written by Julie Bray, rainforests could also be described as "a world like no other".

She noted that tropical rainforests around the world are home to a huge variety of animals, birds and plants and that rainforests also boast some 50 per cent of all the world's species.

"Can you believe that a single bush in the Amazon may have more species of ants than the whole of Britain? Four hundred and eighty varieties of trees may be found in just one hectare of rainforest," she further explained.

Rainforests only cover around six per cent of the overall surface of the earth and can be found in South America, Africa, Southern Asia, Australia and Central America. Tropical forests used to cover around 14 per cent of the globe.

The Amazon rainforest is the biggest tropical forest in the world.

Written by Sandra Mann. ADNFCR-2073-ID-19649860-ADNFCR