And it was hyperdiversity. These are tropical rainforests.

它确实极其多样。这些可是热带雨林。

Tropical rainforests cover just 2% of the planet's surface, but they're home to half of all species on Earth.

热带雨林仅仅覆盖了地球表面的 2%，但地球上一半的物种皆栖息于此。

Like in the tropical rainforest, biodiversity is especially concentrated.

就像在热带雨林中一样，生物多样性特别集中。

More tropical rainforest was lost in 2022 than in 2021.

2022 年全球失去的热带雨林比 2021 年还要多。

In tropical rainforests, different kinds of plants race for sunlight.

在热带雨林，不同种类的植物竞相争夺阳光。

So this story is all about the loss of tropical rainforests.

这篇报道是关于热带雨林的消失。

Most of Madagascar's national parks are virgin tropical rainforests.

马达加斯加的大部分国家公园都是热带原始雨林。

The largest tropical rainforest is the Amazon Rainforest in South America.

最大的热带雨林是南美洲的亚马逊雨林。

Yet Earth's most biodiverse places are always regions like this, tropical rainforests.

但地球上最具生物多样性的地方总是在像热带雨林这样的区域。

But in most areas of tropical rainforest, the picture is not so harmonious.

但是在大多数热带雨林区，画面并不这样和谐。

Birds, mammals, plants, tropical rainforests are some of the most biodiverse places on Earth.

鸟类 、哺乳动物 、植物等等，热带雨林是世界上最具有生物多样性的地方之一。

The University of Kentucky’s Chris Barton says tropical rainforests get the most attention.

肯塔基大学的克里斯·巴顿说，热带雨林最受人们关注。

I've come to experience the largest tropical rainforest in the world after the Amazon.

我是来体验仅次于亚马逊的世界上最大的热带雨林的。

The eastern area is three times bigger than the other, featuring dense tropical rainforests and giant waterfalls.

东区的面积是西区的三倍，拥有茂密的热带雨林和巨大的瀑布。

Taken together, these features make cacti well-equipped to survive their environments, from the driest desert to...a tropical rainforest?

合起来，这些特质将仙人掌们变得适合在它们的环境中生存，从最干的沙漠到......一片热带雨林？

There is tropical rainforest, and the government has emphasized that they want this to be a really green development.

那里有热带雨林，政府强调称，他们希望实现绿色发展。

In the fight to conserve tropical rainforests, here's a tool you don't often hear about: orange peels.

在热带雨林保护中，有一种不太常见的工具：橘子皮。

This giant atmospheric conveyor belt, officially called a Hadley cell, brings us both tropical rainforests and deserts.

这个巨大的大气传送带，官方称为哈德里环流圈，它既给我们带来了热带雨林，也带来了沙漠。

Birds are found everywhere on the planet — on all continents and in all environments, from icy Antarctica to tropical rainforests.

从冰天雪地的南极洲到热带雨林，鸟类在地球上无处不在，存在于整个大陆一切环境中。

Tropical rainforests can be found in places near the Equator.

在赤道附近的地方可以找到热带雨林。