Earth and Leaf Editorial – Cloud Forests and Climate Change We don’t know whether Costa Rica’s cloud forests can cope with climate change.  We need to try very hard not to find out.  They are incredibly important biodiverse entities.  Lets work hard and lets hope … The cloud forests in Costa Rica are under growing threat from climate change. AFP Extract Shrouded in mist, dripping with water and boasting an extraordinary richness of plant and animal life, the cloud forests of Monteverde in north-western Costa Rica offer a glimpse into what seems like another world. With vines curling down from the trees, and orchids and ferns in abundance, it is…