The Destruction of the Rainforest :: Environment Environmental Science

The Destruction of the Rainforest The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of the destruction of the rainforest. In my paper I discuss many aspects of the rainforest. I rationalise what the rainforests are, and give a brief summary of the importance of the rainforests. I also give a description of the destruction of the rainforest, and how a person can tending to save the rainforest. The rainforests are disappearing acres per minute, a number that grows so quickly it would be impossible to cite here because it would be outdated in spite of appearance a week. The rainforests are home to over half of the entire species of the world, which are being destroyed with the rainforests. Unlike the rainforest itself, which may appear to grow back, it testament never be the rainforest it once was, and the species that were killed will never return again. Many of the species that postulate not yet been discovered may very promising cure cancer, AIDS, and many other dis eases and viruses of today. If the rainforests disappear so will most of the population of the world. By the end of my paper the reader will know much about the horrifying destruction of the rainforest and how we can all work together to stop it. There are two different types of rainforests tropical and temperate. tropic rainforests are found in 85 countries around the world. They are located near the equator, where temperatures stay above 80 degrees Fahrenheit year round. These dense, damp forests happen in Latin and South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Although they (tropical rainforests) cover just seven percentage of the earths surface they can provide habitat for 50-90 percent of its animal species. In 1990, tropical rainforests totaled some 1.7 billion hectares (Forest Alliance of British Columbia, 1996). Half of the worlds rainforests lie within the borders of Brazil, Indonesia, and Zaire. Tropical rainforests have 3 layers the forest floor, the und erstory, and the canopy. The forest floor has soil and is home to mainly insects although large mammals like gorillas and jaguars are also found there. Many smaller animals, including anteaters, lemurs, and point kangaroos live in the understory. This is also where many small trees and shrubs are found.