YOUR DECISIONS AND ACTIONS REALLY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND CAN CHANGE THE WORLD IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED YOU COULD JOIN A RAIN FOREST PROTECTION CAMPAIGN OR ORGANISE AN EARTH DAY EVENT AT YOUR SCHOOL YOU COULD FIND OUT ABOUT AN ENDANGERED RAIN FOREST ANIMAL OR TRIBE YOU COULD CHOOSE TO SPONSOR A TREE OR NOT BUY PRODUCTS MADE FROM TROPICAL HARDWOOD CAMPAIGNERS SAY WE ALL NEED TO ACT AND DO OUR BIT TO BE GREAT GUARDIANS OF THE PLANET FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AFTER ALL THERE’S ONLY ONE EARTH Mary Colson What Happens If the RAIN FORESTS Disappear
The jaguar is one of the species threatened with extinction if the rain forests disappear Under threat Scientists estimate that half of the world’s rain forests have been destroyed in the last 25 years as a result of human activities The rain forest is rich with valuable resources Farmers clear the rain forest to use the land for cattle ranches and crops Trees are cut down to provide timber for the construction industry Large companies and governments make fortunes selling oil All of this comes at an incredibly high price Fragile forest Natural processes on Earth are often interlinked When something happens such as the rain forests disappearing it can trigger a series of actions that can have devastating effects This book looks at the chain of links between the causes and effects of rain forest destruction Why are rain forests so special and what will happen if they disappear 5
