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Threats to the Rainforest
| The rainforests of the world are under threat. Their trees are valuable as wood and the land where the forests stand can be used for other things such as farms.
Because most of the rainforests exist in poor countries, the governments are often forced to exploit them to make money. |
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Once rainforests are gone, the land becomes less fertile, and the soil washes away. The trees can no longer provide their valuable services, such as absorbing CARBON DIOXIDE, which is a gas that contributes to CLIMATE CHANGE. Often the long term value of the rainforests is ignored in favour of short-term profits. Read more about each threat to the rainforest by clicking on the links to the right, or |
