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Ecuador: rainforest
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Which came first—the rain or the rainforest?
tropical forests and deforestation
The struggle to protect the Congo basin rainforest
temperate rainforest Tropical rainforest
Glimpse the Amazon Rainforest's diverse wildlife, from anacondas and sloths to macaws and capybaras
Malaysia: rainforest Cameroon: rainforest
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Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.
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Ecuador: rainforest
tropical forests and deforestation
temperate rainforest
Tropical rainforest
Malaysia: rainforest
Cameroon: rainforest
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Why are rainforests so important?
Which came first—the rain or the rainforest?
The struggle to protect the Congo basin rainforest
Glimpse the Amazon Rainforest's diverse wildlife, from anacondas and sloths to macaws and capybaras
Coatis' first adventure in the South American rainforest
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