What are the key statistics on tropical rainforest biodiversity shared by GeoCOMPASS Visions?

We share one core, mind‑bending stat that frames everything:

• Tropical rainforests cover only about 2% of Earth’s land surface
• Yet they hold over 90% of the planet’s biocultural diversity – that is, the intertwined diversity of species, ecosystems, and Indigenous cultures and knowledge systems

We also emphasize that these “ancient living libraries” have been safeguarded for millennia by Aboriginal and Indigenous peoples, the planet’s “first librarians.”

Would you like us to unpack what “biocultural diversity” really means in practice?