Cloud Forest Agenda
Philip Bubb, Ian May, Lera Miles, Jeffrey Sayer
Abstract
Cloud forests represent a rare and fragile ecosystem that is under threat in many parts of the world. These rich mountain forests make up no more than 2.5 percent of the world's tropical forests but contain a disproportionately large number of the world's species. The Cloud Forest Agenda report aims to stimulate new initiatives and partnerships for the conservation and restoration of tropical montane cloud forests around the world. The report provides the first global maps of cloud forests, a regional analysis of the threats facing these forests and information on their biodiversity and watershed importance.
Topics & Concepts
Cloud forestGeographyCloud computingWatershedBiodiversityTropical forestEnvironmental resource managementForest ecologyRainforestEcosystemAgroforestryMontane ecologyEcologyEnvironmental sciencePolitical scienceBiologyLawComputer scienceMachine learningForest ecology and managementRemote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental and biological studies