The Lost Forest | Nobel Peace Prize Shorts

Summary by Krater

Conservation scientist Julian Bayliss and a team of international researchers embark on an expedition to Mount Lico in Mozambique to study an untouched rainforest, discovering new species and collecting climate change data.

From the video

Answers: What was discovered on the Mount Lico scientific expedition in Mozambique?

• Mount Lico expedition
• Rainforest conservation in Mozambique
• Discovering new species
• Climate change baseline study
• Soil core analysis

What it concludes

• Studying the untouched rainforest of Mount Lico provides a unique baseline to measure aspects of climate change without human interference.
• The scientists on the expedition discovered new species of small mammal, fish, chameleon, butterfly, gecko, and crab.
• Current scientific predictions suggest the planet could warm by as much as 4 C by 2100, and if this happens, up to 40% of all biodiversity on Earth may be wiped out.