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#congorainforest — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. African #frogs haven’t forgotten the ice ages. Scientists can tell by where they live floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/ paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10

    "the #CongoRainforest remained stable throughout the #Pleistocene ice ages. But as Earth’s #climate cooled and dried, the #Congo’s forest borders receded in some places, creating pockets of more or less stable forested areas called #refugia... they aligned with the modern diversity of frogs... & with the small distributions of #endemic species."

  2. African #frogs haven’t forgotten the ice ages. Scientists can tell by where they live floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/ paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10

    "the #CongoRainforest remained stable throughout the #Pleistocene ice ages. But as Earth’s #climate cooled and dried, the #Congo’s forest borders receded in some places, creating pockets of more or less stable forested areas called #refugia... they aligned with the modern diversity of frogs... & with the small distributions of #endemic species."

  3. African #frogs haven’t forgotten the ice ages. Scientists can tell by where they live floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/ paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10

    "the #CongoRainforest remained stable throughout the #Pleistocene ice ages. But as Earth’s #climate cooled and dried, the #Congo’s forest borders receded in some places, creating pockets of more or less stable forested areas called #refugia... they aligned with the modern diversity of frogs... & with the small distributions of #endemic species."

  4. African #frogs haven’t forgotten the ice ages. Scientists can tell by where they live floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/ paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10

    "the #CongoRainforest remained stable throughout the #Pleistocene ice ages. But as Earth’s #climate cooled and dried, the #Congo’s forest borders receded in some places, creating pockets of more or less stable forested areas called #refugia... they aligned with the modern diversity of frogs... & with the small distributions of #endemic species."

  5. Widespread deforestation is putting the Congo Rainforest under threat.But the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is resisting pressure to tighten...
    Congo rainforest in peril: Logging endangers vital ecosystem
  6. Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the world’s largest tropical peatlands.They store huge amounts of carbon, regulate the planet's climate and host many...
    DRC oil exploration: World's largest tropical peatlands under threat
  7. Sign the #CongoRainforest Petition to defund Deforestation of all forests in Africa. We need to protect the forests in Africa. 

    The Congo rainforest is the second largest in the world and covers a total area of 1,780,000 km2.

    This forest is under attack and it may be gone by 2100

    „WORLD LEADERS : CONGO RAINFOREST” - Jetzt unterschreiben! chng.it/SCrSgxWx via @ChangeGER

  8. RT @vanessa_vash
    Striking for #Congorainforest for 70 days now from Uganda.

    Week 53 #FridaysForFuture

    Joined by a few friends

    Africa fires need to be stopped
    @gretathunberg @Fridays4U @Greenpeace

  9. RT @vanessa_vash
    This is me! I have been striking for #Congorainforest for 11 days now from Uganda. I have not been able to get it to be talked about in the news sadly. So exhausted. Any help is welcome. Please share this on your TL.Thank you

    @Greenpeace
    @350
    @gretathunberg
    @YOUTHFORFUTURE2