Why are rainforests so important?
Why are Tropical Rainforests so Important?
Tropical rainforests occupy only 7.5% of the worlds surface and is 1.2 billion hectares, yet over half of all plants and animal species live or grow here. The largest rainforest in the world is Amazon which is 600 million hectares and covers nine nations- Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guiana, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname. Tropical rainforests are home to many rare plant and animals, they contain 80% of all insects and 90% of all primates. Many plants and animals can only survive in the conditions tropical rainforests provide and are in danger of being instinct if tropical rainforests are chopped down.
You may not have thought this but tropical rainforests actually produce the rain that give them their name. Because so much water evaporates from the rainforests even more rains down. Tropical rainforests affect the rain patterns everywhere in the world. Rainforests recycle almost half of the world rainfalls and helps maintain the world's water cycle.
The tropical rainforests are also responsible for oxygen. The Amazon rainforest produces over 40% of the worlds oxygen. They also take in large amounts of carbon dioxide, which is now being produced in vast quantities, that can be very harmful to the environment if not transformed to oxygen. The conversion of carbon dioxide also slows down the greenhouse effect.
Many rainforests contain spices, food and materials we use for everyday life such as chocolate, sugar, rubber, vanilla, bananas and cinnamon. Lots of chemicals from plants in the rainforest are also used to make chewing gum, soap, perfume and polish. Scientists are still discovering new plants and medicines in the rainforest and there is some proof there may be rainforest plants that can cure serious diseases.
Tropical rainforests also support many tribes who have adapted to the warm, humid climate and would struggle to live in different environments. For example the Yanomami people who live in the
Tropical rainforests occupy only 7.5% of the worlds surface and is 1.2 billion hectares, yet over half of all plants and animal species live or grow here. The largest rainforest in the world is Amazon which is 600 million hectares and covers nine nations- Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guiana, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname. Tropical rainforests are home to many rare plant and animals, they contain 80% of all insects and 90% of all primates. Many plants and animals can only survive in the conditions tropical rainforests provide and are in danger of being instinct if tropical rainforests are chopped down.
You may not have thought this but tropical rainforests actually produce the rain that give them their name. Because so much water evaporates from the rainforests even more rains down. Tropical rainforests affect the rain patterns everywhere in the world. Rainforests recycle almost half of the world rainfalls and helps maintain the world's water cycle.
The tropical rainforests are also responsible for oxygen. The Amazon rainforest produces over 40% of the worlds oxygen. They also take in large amounts of carbon dioxide, which is now being produced in vast quantities, that can be very harmful to the environment if not transformed to oxygen. The conversion of carbon dioxide also slows down the greenhouse effect.
Many rainforests contain spices, food and materials we use for everyday life such as chocolate, sugar, rubber, vanilla, bananas and cinnamon. Lots of chemicals from plants in the rainforest are also used to make chewing gum, soap, perfume and polish. Scientists are still discovering new plants and medicines in the rainforest and there is some proof there may be rainforest plants that can cure serious diseases.
Tropical rainforests also support many tribes who have adapted to the warm, humid climate and would struggle to live in different environments. For example the Yanomami people who live in the