The clearing of tropical forests across the Earth has been occurring on a large scale basis for many centuries. This process, known as deforestation, involves the cutting down, burning, and damaging of forests. The loss of tropical rain forest is more profound than merely destruction of beautiful areas. If the current rate of deforestation continues, the world's rain forests will vanish within 100 years-causing unknown effects on global climate and eliminating the majority of plant and animal species on the planet.
Learn more about what we are losing here!
Source: World Resources Institute, Washington 1997, revised by
Greenpeace 2002
You can help turn this around by taking the actions below!
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(just hit the stop button)
At Jogo Green you can play environmental trivia and for each ten answers you get correct they plant a tree - fun and way cool!
Save wildlife habitat by making a search or two!
You may support any cause of your choice above, but I suggest entering
Sempervirens Fund
They are trying to raise funds to save 625 acres of redwood forest in California.
Read more about their project here:
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