UN Holidays - International Day of the Tropics

Since 2014, on June 29, on the basis of a UN resolution, International Tropical Day is celebrated throughout the world It is aimed at drawing attention to the climate zone with a unique ecosystem, the difficulties of life of its population and the difficulties of maintaining natural balance International Day of the Tropics events highlight the importance of addressing these issues According to forecasts, by 2050, up to 50% of the world's population and 60% of children will live in the tropics Rain forests, located parallel to the equator, occupy about 6% of the land Their number has decreased from the original 14% due to the cutting of timber for sale and the creation of areas for grazing The natural area contains 54% of the world's renewable water resources Tropical forests participate in nature's water cycle, regularly adding moisture to the atmosphere They also trap sediment, sending it to underground reservoirs In a year, 1 tree releases up to 760 liters of water into the atmosphere, while the forest receives 200 cm or more of precipitation per year This is interesting: Most houseplants come from the tropics These include begonia, palm, anthurium, dracaena, lemon tree, tradescantia, forest cacti, etc They take root well in our latitudes, because unpretentious and adapted to low light conditions • The height of the trees of the first tier of the tropics is 45 meters Therefore, it may take 10 minutes for a drop of rainwater to fall from the upper level to the lower level (canopy) • Making its way through dense thickets of trees, a flying lemur covers a distance of up to 70 meters at a time without loss of altitude • The wingspan of butterflies living at the upper level reaches 20 cm • Up to 200 trees of various species can grow on 1 hectare of the tropics, and about 50% of all known animal species live here • More than 80% of natural foods eaten come from the rainforest This is interesting: The tropical forests of the Congo and the Amazon River basin are considered the largest On the territory of the latter, local tribes (Bora, Pirahã, Sinta Larga, Korubo, etc) still live according to the laws of the primitive communal system Tropical forests are found on all continents of the Earth except Antarctica They grow not only in Africa and South America, but also in Australia On its territory is located the oldest tropical forest in the world - the Daintree According to scientists, its age is 180 million years Younger forests are located on the Pacific coast in North America and Southeast Asia The issue of preserving a unique ecosystem, raised in 2014 by Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate from Myanmar, is important for the whole world Therefore, June 29, the date of her speech at the UN, became International Tropical Day This is interesting: The most valuable trees among other species are Garapa, Tatachuba, Ipe, Cumaru and Merbau Plants from the tropics, a region with a constant climate, are resistant to weathering and bark beetles Their wood is distinguished by its strength, durability and special aroma due to its high content of resinous substances