The Destruction of Rainforests

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The Destruction of Rainforests It is amongst the world's most prized treasures and contains more forms of life than any other place on earth. It is essential to the survival of life on our planet by regulating climate, oxygen flow and disposing of toxic chemicals in the atmosphere. But is being destroyed at a massive rate. It's important to protect this international treasure, Our Rainforests. And it's up to you. Outline: Trouble in Paradise Introduction- Why are the rainforests being cut down? I. Problem A. Disappearing rainforest. 1. Rate of destruction 2. Reasons for destruction B. What's at stake 1. People of the forest 2. Animals 3. Resources a. Food b. Pharmaceuticals c. Cure for cancer? d. Medicine men e. Oxygen II. Do we have Options? A. Rebuilding process B. Cost of rebuilding C. Options chosen instead of rebuilding 1. Cutting down old growth 2. Planting orchards 3. Cows, herding 4. Housing and construction III. Why is the government not rebuilding NOW? A. Money B. Not enough world pressure Conclusion- Not enough action is being taken to stop the destruction and rebuild the rainforests. Katy Boynton English and Biology Dec. 7, 1999 A girl named Nina Kuashachi and her family planted a small clump of rainforest-dwelling trees outside of their small home in Central Africa. She said "I just want to get back the forest that was taken from my family." She used to live in the middle of a large rainforest but industrialization efforts by her native country have destroyed most of this forest for industrial plants and factories. Nina planted these few trees to try and get back "what was taken from me" and surprisingly, she did more about rebuilding the rainforest than a lot... ... middle of paper ... ... Breathing it in. Chicago IL. Random house publishing co. Web resources: Guayaki Sustainable Rainforest Products, "Why we harvest from the rainforest and don't cut it down." www.Guayaki.com/products/harvesting/ last updated: unknown Rainforest Action Network (R.A.N.), "Rainforest facts" www.ran.org/ last updated: 11/14/99 Rainforest informational site, "Rainforest info" www.rainforest.com/ last updated: 11/2/98 The Rainforest Alliance, untitled article. http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/ last updated unknown. Rainforest Coalition web site, "Our rainforests and why they're important to us" www.rainforest.org/ last updated: unknown Online rainforest, Untitled article www.onlineforest.com last updated :unknown Wildlife Associates, www.wildlifeassociates.org/ last updated: unknown Other Vickers, Herb Jr., letter to the author. Thu, 25 Nov 1999

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