The rainforest is a truly amazing and awe-inspiring ecosystem that is full of surprises and wonders.

It is estimated that around half of ALL of the animal species on earth are found in the rainforests. Fact 11: 70% or more of the plants that are used to treat cancer are found only in the tropical rainforests on the planet. By learning more about the rainforest and supporting conservation efforts, we can help ensure that this unique ecosystem continues to thrive for generations to come. Armed with dangerous poisons used in life-threatening situations,their bright colors warn predators to stay away.Many commercially available antibiotics, anesthetics, antiseptics, cough mixtures, enzymes, hormones, laxatives, are also derived from rainforest plants and herbs. NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. It’s recognizable for its smile, long, skinny beak, and distinctive pink color, which results from scar tissue from fights.

Some tribes protested against deforestation, proving how much these practices disrupt their habitat and lifestyle. Reforestation involves planting new trees in areas where forests have been cleared, while ecological restoration involves creating a more diverse ecosystem by reintroducing native plant and animal species. However, many of these species are on the brink of extinction, and their existence is crucial to maintaining the balance of rainforest ecosystems. These forest types form a mosaic of vegetation types which contribute to the incredible diversity of the tropics. It stretches for 23,300 square miles across North America, encompassing the Tongass National Forest and the Great Bear Rainforest.Fact 36: In a 2017 analysis published in the scientific journal PNAS, climate scientists concluded that forest conservation/restoration, natural climate solutions and sustainable agriculture could provide more than one-third of the global climate mitigation required to stabilize warming to below 2 °C. The rainforest is also home to some of the world's smallest creatures, such as the pygmy marmoset, which is the smallest monkey in the world. Fact 8: Rainforests play an essential role in maintaining the Earth’s limited supply of drinking water and freshwater, so they are crucial to the sustainability of the earth. Rainforests are home to an incredible variety of plants and animals, including many species that are found nowhere else on Earth. Speaking of plants in Indonesia, there are more than 25,000 flowering plant species, 40 of which only grow in this region.

Fact 17: If the rainforests continue to decline in the way that they have been, then about 5-10 percent of their species will go extinct every ten years. We have rainforests to thank for chocolate, bananas, tomatoes, rice, potatoes, coffee, sugar, and spices like cinnamon and vanilla (to name a few). Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.

Not only do they regulate global temperatures, they also cool and regulate local micro-climates and limit the Earth’s reflectivity—which in turn stabilizes ocean currents, wind, and rainfall patterns.

Every year an area of rainforest the size of New Jersey is cut down and destroyed, mostly the result of human activities. The bad news is that saving rainforests will be a challenge as it means humanity will need to shift away from business-as-usual practices by developing new policies and economic measures to creative incentives for preserving forests as healthy and productive ecosystems. In turn, the fruit trees depend upon these animals to eat their fruit, which helps them to spread their seeds to far-off parts of the forest. The upper canopy is 100-130 feet above the forest floor, penetrated by scattered emergent trees, 130 feet or higher, that make up the level known as the overstory.Rainforests are found in many parts of the world, including South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Each rainforest has its own unique mix of plants and animals, and many rainforests are home to species that are found nowhere else on Earth.