{"id":1555,"date":"2021-08-04T15:14:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T14:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/?post_type=exhibit1&#038;p=1555"},"modified":"2022-10-18T11:40:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T10:40:50","slug":"saving-scotlands-rainforest","status":"publish","type":"exhibit1","link":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/envirotent\/saving-scotlands-rainforest\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving Scotland&#8217;s Rainforest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scotland&#8217;s rainforest is a kind of temperate rainforest \u2013 a globally rare habitat found on less than 1% of the world&#8217;s surface, where a high level of rainfall, year-round mild temperatures and clean air provide perfect conditions for rainforest to develop. It\u2019s found in other parts of the UK and Europe too, but the best rainforest in all of Europe is found right here in Scotland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only around 30,000 hectares are left &#8211; an area slightly bigger than Edinburgh. These woodlands face some large-scale threats. The top two are invasion of the non-native species rhododendron ponticum, which chokes these woodlands, and high deer numbers which prevent them regenerating. These woodlands are also quite small and fragmented \u2013 so they\u2019re not very resilient to threats and we need to increase that resilience by expanding them and connecting them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alliance for Scotland\u2019s Rainforest is a voluntary partnership of more than 20 different organisations that want Scotland\u2019s rainforest to thrive once again. Not just for the benefit of the special plants and animals of the rainforest, but also for the people who live and work among them. Find out more from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.savingscotlandsrainforest.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alliance for Scotland&#8217;s Rainforest.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n                <div class=\"related-content\">\n                        <div class=\"container\">\n                <h2><\/h2>\n                <div class=\"content-carousel swiper-container\">\n                    <ul class=\"content-carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n                                                                                    <li class=\"content-carousel__item swiper-slide\">\n                                    \n<a href=\"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/envirotent\/ghillie-dhu\/\" class=\"grid-list__item\">\n    <img width=\"610\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-11-at-11.52.02-1-610x340.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"forest sprite Ghilllie Dhu riding owl flying over forest\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <div class=\"grid-list__content\">\n        <ul class=\"grid-list__terms\"><li class=\"grid-list__restriction grid-list__restriction--7andunder grid-list__restriction--1\">\n                        7 and under\n                    <\/li><li style=\"background-color:#609a90;\" class=\"biodiversity\">Biodiversity<\/li><li style=\"background-color:#4d6133;\" class=\"conservation\">Conservation<\/li><li style=\"background-color:#a99a44;\" class=\"nature\">Nature<\/li><\/ul>        <h3>The Tale of Ghillie Dhu<\/h3>        <div class=\"event-date\">\n            <!-- event date -->\n            <span class=\"event-date__item\">\n                            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <span>Discover the micro-inhbitants and &#8216;Secrets of Scotland&#8217;s Rainforest&#8217; 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