Geolor's Earth Issues
Rainforests

"...trees of a thousand kinds and tall, so that they seem to touch the sky. I am told they never lose their foliage, and this I can believe for I saw them as green and lovely as they are in Spain in May..." Christopher Columbus

Please visit the following websites in order to further your knowledge about "Earth's Rainforests",
including their global importance and impact.

Rainforest Facts

Rainforests: What they are and where they are found.
Passport To The Rainforest What and Where Are Rainforests?
RAN: Facts About Rainforests
Rainforest Layers
Important Facts and Information about the Rainforests
Rainforest Facts: The Disappearing Rainforests
Tropical Rainforest Animals
RAN: Tropical Rainforest Animals: Species Extinction
Indigenous Peoples of Tropical Rainforests
Amazon Interactive

Rainforest by KidsKonnect.com : A website listing many Rainforest-related links.

Destruction of Rainforests: Rates and Causes

Destruction of the Rainforests
Rainforest Facts: The Disappearing Rainforests
Rates Of Rainforest Loss
Rainforest Information Center
What Are Underlying Causes?
Tropical Forests: Can They be Saved? "The Beauty Of Botany"
Money in The Rainforest

Effects of Rainforest Destruction

Importance of the Rainforests
Atmospheric Roles Of Forests
Rainforests and Global Warming
Biomass Burning: Burning of vegetation causes an increase in greenhouse gases and may lead to Global Warming.

Preventing Rainforest Destruction

Destruction Prevention
Alternatives to Old Growth Wood

Comprehensive Articles

Covering All of the Above Topics in One Article

Welcome To Paradise Forest - Greenpeace Forests
Rainforest At Night - National Geographic Virtual World Tour
Forest Conservation Portal Forest types, regions, ecology, destruction, protection, activist links and current news articles. Very Comprehensive site!

Students Rainforest Topics - oz-TeacherNet - Teachers Helping Teachers - including:

Rainforest Facts
Why are rainforests important?
What are rainforests?
Rainforest Plants
Rainforest Animals
Rainforest Food
Rainforest Medicine

Organizations

Rainforest Action Network
Rainforest Alliance
Environmental Education On The Internet
The Rainforest Foundation US

What Can You Do?

Please do these clicks!
There is no cost to you and you are saving rainforests!

Save Rainforest.net No cost to you....your click saves acreage!

Save The Rainforest: By clicking the "Save the Rain Forest" button daily, you generate a donation to protect rain forest through The Nature Conservancy. Website sponsors pay for your donation. It's 100% free to you.

Rainforest Action Network: Show Your Support
Seven Things You Can Do To Save The Rainforest
RAN Action Center: Make Your Voice Heard
Alternatives to Old Growth Wood
CrunchTime Environmental Education Fundraisers
Rainforest Alliance - Adopt A Rainforest
Support the "Rainforest Marketplace"
Rainforest Rescue - Ecuador - Save a Hectare

Updates & Current Reports

WWF "Forest Conservation Programme" Current Reports