In Costa Rica, climate change threatens 'cloud forest'

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 03, 2023 12:15 pm

MONTEVERDE: The 'cloud forest' of Monteverde, in the center of Costa Rica, will soon no longer be worthy of the name: climate change threatens this unique ecosystem, and its fauna and flora face an unclear future under a brilliant blue sky.

In the forest, what a visitor should hear is the constant drip of moisture falling from the trees. Instead, it is the sound of dead branches snapping underfoot that breaks the silence on the dry trails.

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