{"id":4927,"date":"2015-05-22T06:48:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T06:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=4927"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:46:10","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:46:10","slug":"east-africa-rainforest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/east-africa-rainforest","title":{"rendered":"In East Africa Lies A Rainforest You Have Probably Never Heard Of"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Everybody talks about the savannahs of East Africa but did you know that East Africa also boasts its own rainforest?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Kenya and Tanzania<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s own rainforest<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Eastern Arc Mountains is a crescent-shaped chain of cool, moist mountain islands &#8211; rising from a sea of hot, dry savannah &#8211; that begins in the very southern tip of Kenya and continues down through Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4853 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Eastern_Arc_Mountains_sheme_2.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern_Arc_Mountains_sheme_(2)\" width=\"600\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Eastern_Arc_Mountains_sheme_2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/Eastern_Arc_Mountains_sheme_2-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Arc_Mountains#\/media\/File:Eastern_Arc_Mountains_sheme_(2).jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>They call it the <\/strong><strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong>Galapagos of Africa<\/strong><strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Scientists call the Eastern Arc Mountains the \u201cGalapagos of Africa\u201d because of the high concentration of endemic species found nowhere else in the world.\u00a0 These relic forests \u2013 thought to have survived for 100 million years \u2013 are under intense human pressure from illegal logging, uncontrolled fires, and agricultural expansion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-4855 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain1.jpg\" alt=\"rain1\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain1-448x300.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africanrainforest.org\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>African rainforests are being destroyed at a rapid pace<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to the United Nations Environment Programme (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNEP\">UNEP<\/a>), Africa is suffering from a deforestation rate that is twice as high as the world\u2019s rate. Some sources claim that an estimated 90% of\u00a0West Africa\u2019s rainforest has been destroyed. Africa lost the highest percentage of tropical rainforests of any continent between the 1980s and the early 2000s. One contributing factor to Africa\u2019s high level of deforestation is its population\u2019s dependence on wood as a fuel for heating and cooking.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-4857 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain2.jpg\" alt=\"rain2\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain2-534x300.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africanrainforest.org\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>East Africa is no exception. Without the ongoing support of organizations like the <a href=\"https:\/\/africanrainforest.org\" target=\"_blank\">African Rainforest Conservancy (ARC)<\/a> and it\u2019s field partner, the Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG), much of this forest would probably be gone by now. Founded in 1991, the ARC works alongside TFCG, to support a network of more than 200 villages in 7 mountain and coastal regions throughout Tanzania that are protecting 3,000 km<sup>2<\/sup> of forest.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Forests are the lungs of the planet<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>African Rainforests are the right lung of the planet. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, the primary gas causing climate change, and release oxygen. Tropical forests are like big sponges. If they vanish, there will be fewer trees to soak up the world\u2019s carbon dioxide.<\/p>\n<p>Deforestation emits more carbon dioxide than the world\u2019s cars, trucks, and planes combined. Burning and clear-cutting forests only accelerate the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Farming and logging are serious threats to the environment. Because of these human activities, only 30% of the ancient trees in the coastal and mountain rainforests of Tanzania remain standing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4858 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain3.jpg\" alt=\"rain3\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain3.jpg 469w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain3-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africanrainforest.org\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Climate Change can exacerbate food security, threaten clean drinking water supplies, and increase the occurrence of natural disasters at a rapid pace. And the people living in developing countries like Tanzania are the ones who will ultimately suffer the most from the adverse effects of climate change.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Climate change is real and is happening now!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4861 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain4.jpg\" alt=\"rain4\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain4.jpg 469w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain4-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africanrainforest.org\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our world\u2019s complete failure to address climate change with comprehensive domestic and international policies is disheartening to say the least. The environmental movement has been at a critical crossroads for quite a long time now. In fact, all 10 of the hottest years\u00a0have occurred since 1998. And 2014 was the hottest year on record! We should all be outraged by the current political inertia.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4860 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain5.jpg\" alt=\"rain5\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain5.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain5-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africanrainforest.org\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The question is: what can YOU do? It is easy to feel insignificant and powerless in this world, especially when looking at all the environmental problems that surround us. You might not be able to save the planet on your own, but if you work with your local and international community to embody the change you want to see in the world, anything becomes possible.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4859 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain6.jpg\" alt=\"rain6\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain6.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/rain6-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africanrainforest.org\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out what the <a href=\"https:\/\/africanrainforest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">ARC<\/a> has been able to accomplish since 1991 and find out how you can help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanrainforest.org\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/10-places-you-must-to-visit-before-its-too-late\/\">SEE ALSO:\u00a010 Places You Must Visit Before It\u2019s Too Late.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tropical rainforests can be characterized in two words: hot and wet. 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