facts rainforests once covered 14% of the earth’s land surface… now they cover 6% and could be...
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Facts• Rainforests once covered 14%
of the earth’s land surface…
• NOW they cover 6% and could be consumed in less than 40 years!
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Trees are being destroyed because..
• Land is converted to cattle operations
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To have railroad ties
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To make furniture
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For Firewood
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Shingles
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For Paper
•Newspaper
•Magazines
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• 15 ton machines that gobble up the rainforest with 8 foot cutting disc that rotate 320 times a minute.
• The rainforests would be more valuable alive than cut and burned!
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Problem #1• 121 prescription drugs come from plan-
derived sources.
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Problem 2
• Losing 137 plant, animal and insect species every single day.
• It is destroying natural habitat.
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Problem 3
• Trees can be described as the “Lungs of our Planet” because they recycle carbon dioxide into oxygen.
• More than 20 percent of the world oxygen is produced in the Amazon Rainforest.
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Problem 4
• 80% of the developed world’s diet originated in tropical rainforests.
• Ex: coconuts, figs, oranges, tomatoes,
• Vegetables too..corn, potatoes, rice, and more!
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Problem 5
• U.S. National Cancer Institute has identifies 3000 plants that are active against cancer cells.
• 70% of these plants are found in the rainforest.
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• Massive deforestation brings ugly consequences…
• Air and water pollution
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Problem 7
• Soil erosion and the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
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Problem 8
• Fewer rainforests mean less rain, less oxygen for us to breathe, and an increase threat from GLOBAL WARMING.
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RECYCLE
• Use fewer paper products and recycling the ones you use.
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Carpooling!
• Carpooling will reduce air pollution that threatens trees.
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Write a letter!
• Write a letter to you governmental representatives to oppose logging in National Forests.
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Plant a tree
• Many communities have tree planting projects. Does your community?
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