SAVING THE RAIN FOREST

          HOW TO SAVE THE RAIN FOREST       Rain forests are disappearing very quickly. The good news is there are a lot of people who want to save rain forests. The bad news is that saving rain forests is not going to be easy. It will take the efforts of many people...

WHAT IS A RAIN FOREST?

          WHAT IS A RAIN FOREST?       Tropical rain forests are forests with tall trees, warm climates, and lots of rain. In some rain forests it rains more than one inch nearly every day of the year!           WHERE ARE RAIN FORESTS LOCATED?       Rain forests are...

RAIN FOREST ANIMALS

          WHY DO RAIN FORESTS HAVE SO MANY ANIMALS?       Tropical rain forests support the greatest diversity of living organisms on Earth. Although they cover less than 2 percent of Earth’s surface, rain forests house more than 50 percent of the plants and animals...

RAIN FOREST DESTRUCTION

          WHY ARE RAIN FORESTS BEING DESTROYED?       Every year an area of rain forest the size of New Jersey is cut down and destroyed. The plants and animals that used to live in these forests either die or must find a new forest to call their home. Why are rain...

WHY RAIN FORESTS ARE IMPORTANT

THE IMPORTANCE OF RAIN FORESTS Flying over the heart of the Amazon is like flying over an ocean of green: an expanse of trees broken only by rivers. Even more amazing than their size is the role the Amazon and other rain forests around the world play in our everyday...

RAIN FOREST PEOPLE

RAIN FOREST PEOPLE Tropical rain forests are home to tribal peoples who rely on their surroundings for food, shelter, and medicines. Today very few forest people live in traditional ways; most have been displaced by outside settlers, have been forced to give up their...