Many countries with rainforests are poor. Forests are thought of as areas where nothing useful grows, the landowners think the land should be used to rear cattle or grow crops. Even though the soil is thin and is not good for growing crops the trees are cut down. Even if crops are planted the soil is so poor they do not grow well. The soil washed away from cleared rainforests can be seen miles out at sea. Rainforests affect the world's weather. Trees release moisture into the air. If the rainfall levels drop the world climate changes. In this essay I shall explain the protection of the forests, international interest in protecting the forests, the great battle to fight for the forests and the potential great loss of a wonderful place.
Rainforests are important to everyone in the world, whether they live in the rainforests or not. People all around the world are becoming more aware of the need to preserve the rainforests and are starting to enact their part in helping, for the destruction of the tropical rainforests will not only wipe out thousands of different species that live there, it will also change the earth's weather a great disaster for all humankind. Increasing numbers of people are moving to rainforest areas. More rainforest products are needed to support the population which means that this increases the destruction of the forests. .
There are many ways of protecting the rainforests. There is also growing pressure for the proper management of rainforests. This means taking products such as timber, spices and nuts without seriously damaging the forest. Environmental groups are campaigning to make sure that rainforests are protected. Then the rainforests can go on to provide raw materials for future generations. Many of the groups help schoolchildren learn more about the rainforests by printing leaflets and booklets for schools. .
In 1989, Chico Mendes was killed because he organized protests against the destruction of the rainforest of the Brazilian Amazon (Mendes, Chico; full name Francisco Alves Mendes Filho (1944-1988), Brazilian labour organizer and environmentalist).
The future of the world's rainforests looks bleak. Half of the world's rainforests have been lost and much of what remains could be lost in the future. ... There are many advertisements and documentaries on TV about saving the rainforests from been cut down. Some show us maps of the Sumatra's rainforests, which decrease in size every year. Sumatra's rainforests aren't the only forests, which are in trouble. ...
While it is true that saving the rainforest' movement has attracted a lot of attention in recent years, more work in this direction needs to be done if we are to avoid their complete destruction. ... (Rainforest Facts, n.d.). ... (Rainforest Facts, n.d.). This means that there is immense potential of discovering countless life saving compounds and ingredients from the rainforest plants. ... (Wealth of Rainforest). ...
While it is true that saving the rainforest' movement has attracted a lot of attention in recent years, more work in this direction needs to be done if we are to avoid their complete destruction. ... (Rainforest Facts, n.d.). ... (Rainforest Facts, n.d.). This means that there is immense potential of discovering countless life saving compounds and ingredients from the rainforest plants. ... (Wealth of Rainforest). ...
Rainforests can be found throughout six of the seven continents. ... Scientists are flocking to the rainforests to interview the medicine men in tribes of the rainforest and find out what medicines they use to cure different illnesses. ... This lead up to the social movement against the deforestation of the rainforests. ... They publish books on the rainforests so people can become educated and understand the situation that the rainforests are in, they also do human barricades so that people can't do anything to the rainforests without physically doing something to them. ... I know tha...
Introduction Tropical rainforests are part of the Earth's oldest and most extensive terrestrial ecosystems. ... Hundreds of years ago, tropical rainforests covered 20 percent of the Earth's land surface. ... Rainforest plays an important role in sustaining life both inside and outside the forest. ... This reason coupled with those above contributes to the loss of the rainforests. There are many reasons why deforestation takes place in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. ...
The National Academy of Science estimates that rainforests are being destroyed at the rate of 50 million acres (the size of England, Scotland and Wales combined) per year. Consequently, saving these precious areas has become an urgent environmental cause. ... Everyone knows that the rainforest is a wonderful place that must be preserved. No one is going to argue the pro side for destroying the rainforest. ...
That is 214,000 acres of rainforest demolished per day. ... Furthermore, with the conservation of our land through this plan not only would we be saving our lands but saving the lives of the 137 species of life forms that are driven into extinction everyday (BMC). From this preservation of land new National parks could emerge while saving hundreds of species from meeting their extinction. And if that doesn't get you serious about saving our land how about the 2,000 or more plants found in the rainforest that contain anti-cancer properties that are destroyed everyday along with these ra...
Being located very close to the equator, this particular area is defined as having a tropical rainforest biome. Though tropical rainforest biomes are recognized as the most diverse biome and optimal for growth, the Pokemeboy is an exception. ... Though this dying species is experiencing declining population rates, there has been some efforts in saving the Pokemeboy. ... Based upon my research and findings on the Acacia anegadensis, the best recommendation I would have for potentially saving the species is to recognize and advertise the area as an important area for the survival of wildlife. .....
The rainforest plays a very important role in the lives of humans. ... As a matter of fact, because of the rainforests, many people have lived. ... For every acre that is lost in the burning season, there is one acre less that we have for possible life saving medicines. ... Every day 144,000 acres of the rainforests are cut down, slashed and or put up in flames. ... The causes of the devastation of the rainforests consist of many reasons. ...
