World Rainforest Day Jun. 22, 2024

World Rainforest Day

Fresh air, lush foliage, rustling leaves and calls of thousands of species of animals and birds—welcome to the Amazon rainforest. Today, on World Rainforest Day, let"s give a shout-out to this region. Covering over 5,500,000 square kilometres, this ecological treasure in South America extends its branches across nine nations—Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

© Claus Meyer/plainpicture

palette

Today in History

A world within a world
The lungs of Earth
Jun. 22, 2025World Rainforest Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Sep. 18, 2025Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland
Feb. 17, 2026Chinese New Year
Feb. 10, 2025Banff National Park, Alberta
Jul. 7, 2025Northern gannets, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Mar. 30, 2024Brown-throated three-toed sloth
Nov. 26, 2023Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
Dec. 2, 2025Whistler, British Columbia
Aug. 27, 2023Jeju Island, South Korea
On the open ocean road
Fit for a fairytale
Hide-and-go-seek world champion
History awaits atop the hill
Aug. 12, 2025World Elephant Day
Jun. 19, 2024Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
Nov. 18, 2025Male hooded merganser, Oregon, United States
The most active volcano in the world
Dec. 8, 2023La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
Feb. 5, 2024Monarch butterflies, Goleta, California
Nov. 18, 2023Polar bear season in Manitoba
Nature, art, and...math?
Hot enough to howl
Nature’s blue wonder
Jan. 12, 2024Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
Nov. 20, 2025World Childrens Day
Dec. 29, 2025St. Gregory Church in Ani Ruins, Kars, Türkiye
Dec. 11, 2024International Mountain Day
Jan. 31, 2026International Zebra Day
Aug. 26, 2024Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Central Pacific Ocean
Jun. 28, 2024Stonewall uprising anniversary
What are these unique creatures?