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Save the Rainforest
The rainforest provides oxygen in the air we breathe and thousands of undiscovered plants in the rainforest may provide cures and medicines for diseases, such as AIDS, cancer, and many more.
Only 7% of the world is covered in rainforest, and every second of the day, an area of the size of a football field is being destroyed. More than 50% of the world's plants and species of animals inhabit the rainforest. Where should the animals of the rainforest go when they're home is being destroyed? They have no where else to go. That's why dozens of species become extict each day.
What can you do to help save the rainforest?
Learn more about the rainforest and teach others about how they can help!
Recycle aluminum cans because the recycling of cans reduces the need for bauxite which must be mined from the ground in tropical countries.
When/if you purchase tropical woods for furniture or construction, investigate the source of the wood to determine whether it was grown in a sustainable manner.
Links to Rainforest Sites
PBS: Science in the rainforest
Kids' Action: Rainforest animals
Tropical rainforest coalition
Help educate others about the rainforest
Link to "Save the Rainforest!"
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