The 10 Largest Forests on Earth

Forests are some of the important ecosystems on the planet, but also some of the most threatened. In hopes of raising awareness of the issue of deforestation, here's the 10 largest forests on Earth. If I didn't include the "on Earth" part, this would be an entirely different list, trust me.

[justsomeghostwithinterneta]

Fun fact: the reason why Finland has so much forest left, even though it's one of the world's largest producers of timber, is that by law every single tree that has been cut for commercial purposes must be replaced by three new tree saplings. Why three? Because it's about 1/3 chance that a sapling grows into a tree!

[metashdw]

I was blown away by the fact that you traced the outline of each forest to estimate their relative sizes. What effort. Astounding.

[aasemahsan]

1:57 #10 Primoreye coniferous forest 🇷🇺
4:21 #9 Burmese Rainforest 🇲🇲
6:03 #8 Valdibian Rainforest 🇨🇱 🇦🇷
7:41 #7 Borneo Forest 🇮🇩🇲🇾🇧🇳
9:15 #6 New Guinea Tropical Rainforest 🇵🇬🇮🇩
10:41 #5 Congo Tropical Rainforest 🇨🇲🇨🇫🇨🇩🇨🇬🇬🇶🇬🇦

12:25 *Taiga forests*
#4 Scandinavian-Russian Taiga 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇷🇺
#3 East-Siberian Taiga 🇷🇺
#2 Canadian Boreal Forest 🇨🇦

#1 Amazon Tropical Rainforest 🇧🇷🇨🇴🇪🇨🇻🇪🇵🇪🇧🇴🇬🇾🇸🇷🇬🇫


I might've missed a country or two, apologies if I've done that

[aadyakalia]

The kind of work that you put in to mapping, is patience & commitment on some another level. You deserve a lot of appreciation for what you're propagating.

[brunoz]

It would be fair to mention that there are many people dying for defending the Amazon Forest every year, mainly in Brazil and Colombia...

[ultimatebrickmasters]

Tracing things online is very painstakingly hard work- and you did it for all 10 of the world's largest forests...
I'm very impressed.

[benjasotomayor]

Hello, Environmental Engineer from Chile living in Patagonia here. Its great that you consider the Valdivian Temperate Forest, but I must say that in Patagonia, conifers are the dominant type of trees only in some areas such as Austrocedrus chilensis populations up until 42°S, Fitsroya cupressoides and Pilgerodendrum iviferum from 40°S to 43°S (but both in permanent waterlogged terrain mostly). As you said, Nothofagus species are the dominant ones in general terms thoughout the ecoregion. Lenga (Nothofagus pumilio) and Coihue (N. dombeyi, N. betuloides, N. berteroana) are the most widely extended tree species, ranging from 35°S until Cape Horn.

[jaseelali]

Nice commentary. Although I notice a correction at 2:59 when you mention about Primorye forests. You say it is the only place on earth where tiger, leopard and bear co-exist. That is not correct, there is Western Ghats in South India where they live in same ecosystem. It’s an evergreen forest system that’s spanned on three states - kerala, tamil nadu and karnataka.

[milky_wayan]

wow!! the ratio of the quality of these videos to the number of views is rage inducing. these deserve millions

[jacoblees]

When he said the Siberian tiger population is stable and rising I felt a little bit of hope to humanity

[pranavkondapalli]

"Impressive conservation efforts under the Soviet Union"
Maybe I treated you too harshly

[rodrigofilho]

As a Brazilian i can say its sad to see our forest being destroyed...

[noscope]

Meanwhile in 3045
Top 10 largest deserts

[FernandoTheBeast]

People need to stop buying diamonds
Theyre not as valuable as you may think

[xgamerxx]

Forests are my favorite place to be; they feel like home. I have lived in Maine my entire life, which is mostly covered in forest, so that certainly contributes to my love for them. Forests were considered sacred for most of human existence, and it should have stayed that way.

[dinosaurking]

I I'm going to plant a forest when I grow up I'm 12 because I love nature I planted my first tree when I was 10

[CJStew]

7:09 bye everyone, I’m off to live with my new best friends colocolo, pudu, and kodkod.

[MagicalFruitBasket]

Local man painstakingly traces forests himself to get accurate measures only to get a mere lousy 1398 views.

[PraveenAV]

Bears, Leopards and Tigers co-exist in India too... I have seen all three in Bandipura forest

[channinghughes]

2:55: It's not true that the Primorye Forest is the only place on earth that bears, tigers and leopards coexist. Many places in South and Southeast Asia are home to all three taxa.