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World Rainforest Day is celebrated annually on January 22nd. It's a relatively new day, only established in 2017. The day was created to emphasize the importance of rainforests across the world. On this day, events promote conservation and restoration efforts as we are losing our natural rainforests. For instance, rainforests once covered 14% of the Earth's land surface. This number has now dwindled to 6%.
To celebrate World Rainforest Day, click through the slideshow for must-watch documentaries. Which one has caught your attention the most?
"Great Bear Rainforest" (2019)
- Directors: Rebekah Jorgensen, Ian McAllister, and Marc Griffith
- Cast: James Cromwell, Ian McAllister, and Ryan Reynolds
- Running Time: 41 minutes
- Box Office: $124,829
"Tawai: A Voice From The Forest" (2017)
- Directors: Bruce Parry and Mark Ellam
- Cast: Bruce Parry, Ingrid Lewis, Jerome Lewis, and Iain McGilchrist
- Running Time: 1 hour and 41 minutes
- Box Office: $102,701
"Amazonia" (2013)
- Director: Thierry Ragobert
- Cast: Martin Sheen, Isabelle Drummond, and Billy Dobson
- Running Time: 1 hour and 23 minutes
- Box Office: $4,963,609
"Life" (2009)
- Executive Producer: Mike Gunton
- Cast: David Attenborough (BBC) and Oprah Winfrey (Discovery)
- Episodes: 10
"Tropical Rainforest" (1992)
- Director: Ben Shedd
- Cast: Geoffrey Holder
- Running Time: 38 minutes
"Born to be Wild" (2011)
- Director: David Lickley
- Cast: Daphne Sheldrick and Birute Galdikas
- Running Time: 40 minutes
"Wild Congo" (2014)
- Director: Thomas Behrend
- Cast: Corey Johnson
- Running Time: 1 hour
"Orangutan Jungle School" (2018)
- Creator: Judith Curran
- Cast: Rebecca Parr
- Seasons: 3
"Wildcat" (2022)
- Directors: Trevor Frost and Melissa Lesh
- Stars: Dante Cueva Altamirano, Cristian De La Cruz, and Erick Scott Vargas Laura
- Running Time: 1 hour and 46 minutes
"El sendero de la anaconda/The Path of the Anaconda" (2019)
- Director: Alessandro Angulo
- Country: Colombia
- Running Time: 73 minutes
"River of Gold" (2016)
- Directors: Reuben Aaronson and Sarah DuPont
- Cast: Antonio Brack Egg, Herbie Hancock, and Ron Haviv
- Running Time: 1 hour and 3 minutes