Terms: rainforests
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- Rainforests Are Full of Life (Rainforest Action Network)
Provides reasons for keeping our rainforests and describes the rate of destruction. 12-00
- Saving Rainforests (GreaterGood.com)
Displays a map showing how the rainforests are disappearing between the years of 1990 and 2011. Provides opportunities for schools to conduct online fund raising. Also supports other projects, such as protecting the rainforests. 7-00
- Rainforests - The Value (Raintree Nutrition)
Provides a description of the benefits of rainforests. 12-00
- Tropical Rainforests (Gander Academy - Cornish)
Explains where rainforests are, how they are destroyed or saved, and how to survive in a rainforest. Also discusses plants, animals, people, and insects of the rainforests. 2-01
- Rainforests (AtoZKidsStuff.com)
Provides over a dozen projects for appreciation of rainforests. 1-02
- Rainforests - Yagua Indians (Earthwatch.org)
Provides a simulation for children to have a better appreciation of a different culture. 1-02
- 07-04-03 Rainforests Set to Disappear (Independent)
"The scale of deforestation is so great that some countries, such as Indonesia, could lose entire rainforests in the next 10 years." 7-03
- Locations of Rainforests People (CalTech)
Provides a map showing where rainforests are present. 11-04
- Rainforests Factsheets (RAN.org)
Provides basic facts about rainforests, why we should save them, and how we can help to save them. 11-04
- 500-Year Plan to Save the Rainforests (RAN.org)
"The world's deforestation to date and its rate of increase have given rise to a state of global emergency. Yet an effective response to this problem could, more than anything else, help us build a sustainable society in our lifetime. The 500 year six fold approach is offered as a framework to halt deforestation and its consequences."
The six-fold plan includes: Global Forest Protection, Certified Logging, Fiber Supply, Demand-Side Management, Transformation of Government & Corporation Policy, and Sustainable Economic Development. 11-04
- 7 Things You Can Do to Help Save the Rainforests (RAN.org)
Suggests seven strategies. 11-04
- Corporations in the Rainforests (RAN.org)
Describes the way corporations are involved with the rainforests. 11-04
- Medicinal Plants in the Rainforests (RAN.org)
Describes the plants available and why they need to be preserved. 11-04
- Saving Forests of the World (Forests.org)
Provides a search engine just for conservation topics, such as forests, rainforests, biodiversity, and climate change. Also provides discussions, papers, sources, and more. 3-00
- Description of a Rainforest (Rainforest Action Network)
Describes or defines rainforests. 9-01
- Description of a Rainforest (Kellogg Canada)
Describes the different ingredients of rainforests. 9-01
- Description of a Rainforest (Persistent Vision and Foley)
Describes the different ingredients of rainforests and introduces key terms. Uses a field trip format for presenting the materials. 9-01
- Tree Loss Responsible for Carbon Emissions (Time.com)
"Tree loss accounts for at least 20% of global carbon emissions. What would help cap that output is an international market — similar to that in the power industry or manufacturing — that allows tropical nations to preserve their rainforests in exchange for selling the carbon emissions contained within them. That doesn't exist, in part because major tropical countries like Brazil and Indonesia have been reluctant to accept international carbon finance, for fear of losing control over their natural resources. But Indonesia — the world's third biggest carbon emitter, thanks chiefly to its high deforestation rates — now seems ready to open up. At California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's climate summit in November, Indonesian officials announced their government would set up a regulatory framework for carbon forestry programs, and signed an agreement with California to help shepherd those projects. Translation: Indonesia appears ready to help wealthy California help Indonesia preserve its rapidly dwindling rainforests — and the climate will benefit." 02-09
- Guinea, the Republic of (LonelyPlanet.com)
"Guinea’s landscape is spectacular. The country has some of the world’s few remaining tropical dry forests, and the rainforests that remain in the south are lush and verdant and full of wildlife. The waterfall-rich Fouta Djalon Plateau in the west has breathtaking scenery and some of the best hiking in West Africa. Guinea is not well endowed with beaches, but those it has are superb; and often empty. It's capital, Conarky, while not heavy on the must-sees, has a vibrant nightlife and is safer than most other West African capitals." 03-09
- Fund Raising for Schools (GreaterGood.com)
Provides opportunities for schools to conduct online fund raising. Also supports other projects, such as combating world hunger or protecting the rainforests. 7-00
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