Rainforest (Civ6)

A Rainforest (sometimes called a Jungle) is a terrain feature in Civilization VI. It appears on Plains and Plains Hills tiles near the equator of the map, often in thick belts which form an impenetrable barrier.
* Yields:
** +1 
* Movement needed:
** 2 MPs (3 if on Hills)
* Defense provided:
** +3 (+6 if on Hills)
* Additional traits:
** -1 Appeal
** +1 with a Zoo
** +0.5 adjacency bonus to Campus districts (rounded down)
** +1 adjacency bonus to Holy Site districts with the Sacred Path pantheon
** Can be improved by a Lumber Mill after researching Mercantilism
In Gathering Storm, can also spawn in Rainforests.
== Strategy ==
Rainforests provide growth and protection for civilizations living within them, and provide adjacency bonuses to Campuses due to their rich biodiversity. They also house many useful resources, such as and . Note that in Civilization VI you do not need to cut down the Rainforest to access resources in it!
Both Brazil and Kongo especially benefit from cities near Rainforests due to their unique traits.
Originally, it was not possible to improve Rainforests. Under the Gathering Storm ruleset, the June 2019 Update allowed Lumber Mill improvements to be built on Rainforest tiles after discovering the Mercantilism civic, greatly increasing their output.
Large patches of Rainforest can be chopped to force a city to grow, which is especially useful if the city was already at its cap. The larger Population may also enable the city to build more districts. The player needs to strike a balance between the short-term and growth benefit of removing the Rainforest versus the potential of a midgame Lumber Mill. Note that removing features will anger any leaders you've met that follow the Environmentalist agenda.
The main drawback of Rainforests is that they decrease Appeal (unlike Woods), making them unsuitable for Neighborhoods or tourist attractions. They also differ from Woods in that they cannot be replanted once removed.
=== Removing Rainforests ===
After researching Bronze Working, a Rainforest can be:
* Removed, which provides a progressive amount of and (50 base, adjusted by game speed, difficulty level, and era) to the city owning the tile. It becomes a Plains.
* The site of a or wonder as if it were a Plains. Beginning the construction project automatically removes the Rainforest from the tile, but provides neither nor to the city.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Gallery ==
File:Rainforest tile in-game (Civ6).png|A lone Rainforest tile, as seen in-game
== See also ==
* Rainforest in other games