1. World problems
  2. Threatened mountain rain forest habitats

Threatened mountain rain forest habitats

Nature

Deforestation and conversion to agriculture is threatening montane rain forests.

Background

Montaine forests, with short trees and less species diversity than lowland rainforest, occurs above 500 m.

Broader

Value

Threat
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced InequalitySustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Agriculture, fisheries » Forestry
  • Geography » Wild
  • Geology » Mountains
  • Societal problems » Vulnerability
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J3438
    DOCID
    12034380
    D7NID
    166155
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020