🌿 People often consider primary forests to be forests untouched by human beings. However, many primary forests are also home to Indigenous Peoples. For many of these communities, forests are the basis of their identity, culture, belief systems, traditional knowledge, and livelihoods.

🏨Did you know the health of forests plays a role in the health of human beings?

Keeping our forests standing is crucial for health – of both our planet and the plants, animals, and people that inhabit it.

🌱 Primary forests are one of our planet’s best defenses against climate change.

To learn more, follow along or check out some additional IUCN resources:
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🦋 Biodiversity is defined as the variability among living organisms, including within species, between species, and of ecosystems. Did you know that primary forests are some of the most biodiverse places on our planet?

🤔What is a primary forest?

🎬 Watch this 🔽 quick explainer.
📃 Check out IUCN’s Policy Statement on Primary Forests: lnkd.in/dh7CSuE2
📖 Read this article on the irreplaceable nature of primary forests: lnkd.in/g82RUXeE
💻 Follow the IUCN Forests and Grasslands Team in the lead-up to COP30.