They cut down trees for wood and destroy the habitat of animals that live there. When lumberjacks come to the forest to cut down the forest trees, the tree falls on the other tree and they break down. This can even cause the homes of the animals to break down. That�s how they become endangered. We have to also be aware of the importance of the rainforest, because it effects global warming. How can it effect? Well, there will be less rain. It will be dry and hot. If the rainforest are gone then we won�t be able to breathe fresh air and polution will increase. Deforestation is the destruction of the rainforest which can cause a major global problem to the earth. The significance of the rainforest is, it gives us food, medicine and fresh air and deforestation can effect the environment by causing pollution and change of climate.
Rainforests are very important to us. There are a lot of life cycles in the rainforest. For example, the life cycle of trees, that can help animals to survive, by providing food. For instance, nutrients come from trees. There are lots of birds on trees. Animals come and eat them. Flowers come from the trees. The insect sucks the nectar from the flower. While the insects do that, animals come and eat them. Flowers produces fruit and animals eat the fruit. That�s how they survive in the rainforest but, some foods are poisonous for the animals.
Some diseases can come from the rainforest. For example, Malaria which is a tropical disease that spreads by itself by mosquitoes. The first treatment to cure Malaria was Quinine. It came from a bark of the Cinchona tree in South America. Animals can die from these diseases. Some trees in the rainforest have medicinal values for people to survive these diseases. It cures a lot of people. If we didn�t have the rainforest, there will be no diseases, but there are more medicine values then diseases. People will start to suffer and they may die.
Trees give animals their homes (trees). Animals love the rainforest because it is a peaceful place with no fear. However, now that people are destroying it and many animals are becoming endangered or extinct. If the people are bringing disaster to the rainforest, the animals that live there will become threatened. This concerns the scientist because the animals will die, them ever having a chance to identify them.
Deforestation refers to the destruction of the rainforest. It can cause major global problems to the earth. For instance, climate is also important to us because it affects global warming. Global warming is the increase of temperature around the world because of pollution. If we didn�t have rainforests, we wouldn�t have any climate. Everything would be dry and hot. There would be less rain and if there is less rain, there isn�t enough water for trees to survive. If there aren�t any trees, animals will die. This is why, climate is so important to us. Rainforests can keep the water cycle running. The water evaporates from trees, plants and oceans. They would form a cloud in the sky which comes down in the form of rain. If there was no global warming, there wouldn�t be a water cycle. Animals will start to die because there is no fresh air, and water for them and they have no trees (homes) to live in.
Oxygen is also important to the earth because it gives us fresh air to breathe. The rainforest absorbs a large amount of carbon dioxide. If we didn�t have rainforests, then we wouldn�t have any fresh air to breathe and our world would never exist. Oxygen is also important for animals. If the whole world is polluted, then all animals and people would die. Rainforest helps to balance the oxygen and carbon dioxide in nature.
Destruction of the rainforest has increased too. This happens because the lumber jacks come, log for wood. They cut down trees for firewood and cause pollution to the environment. How can they cause pollution? Well, when they burn the wood, all the smoke goes into the air and causes pollution. They cut down trees and then the soil gets washed away. 50% of the rainforest in the world have been destroyed (Barbara 99). 2,400 trees are cut down every hour by the lumber jacks for more wood (Jen 98). Once the rainforest is destroyed it will not grow again in the future generation. It will be lost forever. Some people just don�t care about it.
Pollution will start to increase as a result of the loss of rainforests. We can not get medicines to cure people because there will be no trees that give us medicine. Paper will start to decrease because there are no trees left. If you recycle the paper again and again in the future, it is not going to be here after a few years. We will run out of furniture because there will be no wood. In the water the plants will die. So, the fishes will not get any pure water or fresh air to breathe. This can cause fishes to die.
Selective cutting is not good for the rainforest because 5% of the rainforest is cut down at a time. If 5% of the rainforest is cut down, then the rainforest will disappear soon. The price of this selective cutting is high. It is also not good because in one spot, they cut the trees. So, if they cut in one spot, the animals in that spot will lose home. So, this is why it is not good.
Clear cutting is also not good because it can be most harmful. It is also not good because the trees that human�s plants are not natural. It can destroy the biodiversity of the forest. This wood you buy for clear cutting is the cheapest of all the cuttings in the rainforest.
Deforestation can cause lots of the above problems. Our world will be polluted if this happens. It is in danger. That�s why we have to save our rainforest.
Some people are kind to the rainforest. They create websites to show how to save the disappearance of the rainforests. We can preserve the rainforest or stop to destroy the rainforests in many ways, for example, plant more trees. We can plant more trees so that we can restore them.
We shouldn�t pollute the rainforest. If we go there to discover new species, we eat there and stay for a few days. After they are done, they throw their food on the forest floor. They don�t care about that, especially in rivers or lakes because they easily pollute them. We cannot take liquid out of a lake or river. So we have to be careful and wise. Instead of using selective cutting and clear cutting, shelterwood cutting should be done more because when you use shelterwood cutting, small patches of trees can restore them selves. It is kind of harmful to the environment, but it only gets 50% damaged. It is also good because the trees are cut in different spots and the trees restore themselves.
Another way we can save the rainforest is by not disturbing the wildlife. Animals get frightened when people come to the environment. They think that people have come there to kill them and they start running away. We shouldn�t kill them or they will become endangered or even extinct. Let them stay in peace!
We should only go there to discover new species that have been not discovered yet and the observing the rainforest. If we do this, it threatens the animals, but you are not killing them. We can even build some homes on trees for the animals, so that the animals can start a whole new life. Just keep them in peace. The houses will really help the animals to stay out of trouble, but only, if we don�t cut down trees. So, it is a good way of saving it.
Buying less furniture is how we can preserve the rainforest. If we buy more furniture then the destruction of the rainforest will increase and if we buy less furniture then the destruction of the rainforest will decrease. So, buying less furniture is a good way of protect our rainforest. This is a good way of saving it too.
Recycling is also important to the rainforest too. How is it important? Well, paper comes from trees and if we don�t recycle paper that means we are wasting trees and plus we are destroying it. So, if you see any recycle bin of cans or paper, then recycle the pop cans and paper. We can even do this at home. This is how we can save it. If we do this, then the destruction of the rainforest will start to decrease.
We can create lots of websites about what�s happening to the rainforest and how we can save our rainforest. People will check out the websites and they will think about what are we doing to the rainforests? It has been destroyed and then they will start to plant trees. So make a lot of suggestions to put in the websites.
Rainforest is a very peaceful place for animals. There are 4 main places it is located. They are America, Asia, Africa, and Australia. The trees give us oxygen, food and medicine. Now people are bringing disaster to the rainforest. They are cut down for wood and furniture. If the rainforest is gone then, there will be no medicine, no fresh air and no animals. So we have to find a way to preserve the rainforest.
This is how we can save it. But we can�t because people are bringing more and more disaster to the rainforest, even if we try this. Hunters hunting animals can cause the animals to be endangered or extinct. Pollution has also increased. So please try to save our rainforests. It means a lot to the earth and especially to the animals.
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