There are several very good reasons why we should fight to save the world's rainforests. Tropical rainforests are home to many plants and animals that are still to be discovered; they give us so many of the products that we use every day, and they play a major roll in the Earth's weather patterns.
"Tropical rainforests harbor by far the largest percentage of life forms on the planet. Scientist now estimate that these forests may be home to as many as fifty million species, compared with perhaps eight million in all the rest of the world."-
One reason for this abundance of species is evolution. For example, say that an insect lives off of a certain kind of tree. That insect is going to stay on that tree because there is not another tree of that kind within its reach. Over time, that insect will adapt to its surroundings and then it will eventually evolve into a whole new species. The same thing happens to plants and animals because of separation by geographical barriers such as mountains or bodies of water.
There are a lot of products, things that we use every day that come from rainforest plants. Many types of wood, fibers, oils, spices, fruit, and other foods are harvested from the rainforests. Let us not forget all the medications, some life-saving, that we obtain from the rainforests' plants. For a list of some of these products Click Here
Tropical rainforests are called rainforests because the trees and plants there catch 75% of the rain that falls and holds it until it evaporates again. When the forests are cleared there is nothing to there to catch the rain anymore. All that extra rainwater falling to the ground causes tremendous flooding. Places like Thailand, India, and Bangladesh have all experienced catastrophic floods that have killed hundreds of people and destroyed entire villages because of deforestation to the north of them.
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