S1E5: How tropical rainforests are important world carbon sinks: Green Pulse Ep 5

Green Pulse Ep 5: How tropical rainforests are important world
carbon sinks


8:46 mins


Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2019, The Straits Times
dives into all things green, blue and brown. Green Pulse analyses
the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity
conservation to climate change.


In this episode, we chat with Dr Arief Wijaya, senior manager for
climate and forests at the World Resources Institute Indonesia,
on the importance of tropical rainforests - ecosystems that help
to regulate the amount of heat-trapping carbon in the atmosphere.


Through the process of photosynthesis, trees take in carbon
dioxide and release oxygen into the atmosphere. But human
activities, such as deforestation and poaching, are affecting the
their ability to play this role.


This December, the annual United Nations climate change talks
will take place in Chile, South America. The region is home to
the Amazon, the largest tropical rainforest in the world.


Large swathes of tropical rainforests can also found be found
closer to Singapore. South-east Asia is home to the third largest
rainforest in the world, and patches of them can be found in
Singapore, in places such as the Central Catchment and Bukit
Timah Nature Reserves.


Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg) and Mark Cheong
(mcheong@sph.com.sg)


Edited by: Adam Azlee


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