1 Why we should save the Rainforest $ to them? Rainforest provide 20% of the oxygen we breathe. They are home to many thousands of plants and animals, Sadly, the rainforest is under threat and they must be saved. Firstly, rainforest are being cut down to allow companies to build huge palm oil plantations. As a result, defenseless Orangutans lose their homes and habitat are cruelly captured or die. Why should this happen In addition, rainforests store enormous amounts of carbon dioxide. Consequently, when the forest is cut down the carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. This cause global warming which affects us all. Is it worth harming our planet? Finally, rainforest are home to many indigenous tribes who have lived there for many thousands of years. However, when the forest is cut down they lose their homes. We lose the knowledge these people have of the forest and its fruit plants and animals. Can we afford to lose this knowiedge? The rainforest is too valuable to the animals, plants and people who live there to be destroyed. It is too valuable to the people, plants and animals in the rest of the world who need the rainforest to protect their own habitats Please help save the rainforest before it is too late


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