Cloud forests are one of the most endangered ecosystems on Earth. Of all remaining forests on the planet, only 1% are cloud forests. These rare ecosystems play an important role in regulating the Earth’s climate and impact global weather systems, which affect us all. They are a major source of freshwater and house an extraordinary amount of unique biodiversity.
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve protects one of the last tracts of pristine cloud forest in Central America. To give you an idea of its importance on our planet, the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve holds 2.5% of the world’s biodiversity and hosts an astounding 50% of the species found in Costa Rica.
2020 showed us how people and nature are intrinsically linked. When we conserve cloud forests, like the one in Monteverde, we protect our planet’s future and our own.