<![CDATA[📔 Ecuador study finds that, in former agricultural land, tropical rainforest biodiversity rebounds over 90% in 30 years.]]>📔 Ecuador study finds that, in former agricultural land, tropical rainforest biodiversity rebounds over 90% in 30 years.

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During this period, as many as three-quarters of the animal and plant species typical of primary forest returned.

Conservation Lesson Learned:
✅ Protect undisturbed primary forest and larger areas of secondary forest to act as reservoirs.

✅ Then protect former agricultural land to enable natural regeneration sourced from those reservoirs.

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Ecuador study finds tropical rainforest biodiversity rebounds over 90% in 30 years

Tropical rainforests are home to almost two-thirds of all vertebrate species and three-quarters of all tree species: they are the most species-rich terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. However, over half of these diverse rainforests have already been cleared, and their area continues to decline drastically, primarily for agricultural purposes. Is there a chance of regeneration, and can not only trees but also the unique diversity of thousands of animal species return to cleared areas?

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(phys.org)

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