Forests cover about 31% of the global land area, though they are responsible for supporting a vast majority of the Earth’s plant and animal species—plenty of which are considered threatened or endangered. Half of the world’s forests are found in just five countries and many are fragmented and in grave danger due to deforestation and forest degradation. There are so many reasons to protect our forests. …These are the 10 largest forests in the world. #1: The Amazon (2.3 million square miles). #2: The Congo Rainforest (1.4 million square miles). #3: New Guinea Rainforest (303,500 square miles). #4: Valdivian Temperate Rainforest in South America (95,800 square miles). #5: Tongass National Forest (26,560 square miles). #6: Bosawas Biosphere Reserve in Nicaragua (8,500 square miles). #7: Xishuangbanna Tropical Forest in Southern China (963 square miles). #8: Daintree Rainforest in Australia (463 square miles). #9: Kinabalu National Park in Borneo (291 square miles); and #10: Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica (40 square miles).

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