Tropical forests: a heritage of biodiversity
Audio 48:30
A tropical forest in Cameroon (illustrative image).
Photo by DeAgostini / Getty Images
By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow
50 mins
Tropical forests store carbon, shelter an abundant biodiversity, enrich soils, feed waterways and filter the air.
They are therefore our best allies, but if we continue to pollute the atmosphere and cut down trees, we risk violently disrupting this ecosystem on which we depend.
Reports in Gabon on the puzzle of sustainable forest management with Alain Karsenty, researcher at CIRAD and in the heart of Voh in New Caledonia.
Publicity
Guests:
- Malian singer
Inna Bancoum
for the release of the documentary
The Great Green Wall -
Maxime Réjou-Méchain
, specialized in tropical forest ecology at IRD.
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