The map above shows where rainforest biomes are located in the world. There is a link between climate, vegetation and biomes. Tropical hot wet climates are found close to the Equator where the ...

Tropical rainforests have an emergent layer ... is associated with openings created by fires. Located at higher latitudes is a biome dominated by needle-leaved, drought tolerant, evergreen trees ...

In just under a year from now, the world will turn to Belém, Brazil, a city on the edge of the Amazon Rainforest ... political and symbolic weight, the location also underscores contradictions.