International Day of Tropics 2021: Theme, Facts And Background

International Day of Tropics 2021: The tropics are home to around 80 per cent of the world's biodiversity. Know all about the International Day of Tropics.

Know all about the International Day of Tropics: The International Day of Tropics is an opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary ecological diversity of the tropical regions of the world. Home to around 80 per cent of the world's biodiversity, the tropics face multiple challenges, including the climate change, deforestation and loss of biodiversity among others. The local people in the tropical countries also battle poverty and many kinds of health issues. The tropical rainfotests, facing tremendous degradation, act as the lungs of our planet. On International Day of Tropics, the United Nations (UN) bodies, non-profits, governments and other stakeholders come together to discuss ways and means to counter the threats faced by the tropics. Tuesday's #TropicsDay is an opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary diversity of the tropics as well as address the unique challenges tropical regions face, such as deforestation, biodiversity loss & high levels of poverty. https://t.co/Y5BqAIqpZfpic.twitter.com/M3M5NbpNrm We often refer to the 'tropics' or 'tropical regions' but do we exactly know which part of our earth it exactly covers? The tropics are essentially the regions that lie roughly in the middle of the globe. The tropics include the Equator and parts of North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia (below the Tropic of Cancer and above the Tropic of Capricorn). The tropics cover around 36 per cent of the Earth's landmass.