RAINFOREST OUR PLANET'S LUNGS
WHAT IS RAINFOREST?
the rainforest is a forest that characterized by high and continuous rainfall, with annual rainfall in the case of tropical rainforests between 2.5 and 4.5 meters (98 and 177 in) and definitions varying by region for temperate
HOW TO SAVE THE FOREST
GOOD ADVANTAGES FROM RAINFOREST
avoid paper products or buy reusable paper
they provide oxygen
they are home for a large number of animals
they are home for a large number of plants
they take time to replace
marine plants in the oceans produce about 80% and some say the oceans produce about 50% oxygen.
The Amazon rainforest is home to 10% of the world’s known species
This tropical forest houses 80,000 plant species in total, which are important to the survival of both the local animals and people.
it takes years, but sometimes the secondary forest is not the same as the old-growth one.
teach each other about the importance of the environment
avoid products that contain palm oil
establish a park to save forest and wildlife
reduce your consumption of fossil fuels
Palm oil is the most commonly used vegetable oil in the world, and over half of the packaged products in most supermarkets contain it. Unfortunately, expanding palm oil plantations has led to widespread rainforest deforestation.
Paper products contribute directly to rainforest deforestation. Products like toilet paper, paper towels, coffee filters, notebooks, printer paper, and others are created from rainforest trees.
WHERE ARE RAINFORESTS LOCATED
Rainforests typically receive over 2000mm of rain each year. The largest rainforests are in the Amazon in Brazil (South America), Demographic Republic of Congo (Africa) and Indonesia (South East Asia). Tropical rainforests are also found in Hawaii and the islands of the Pacific & Caribbean.