The rainforest needs your help. People are cutting down the rainforests for many reasons.
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The rainforest needs your help. People are cutting down the rainforests for many reasons. * People cut down tree for mahogany, teak etc. They cut them down to fast for the rainforest to recover its former strength. * People are looking for gold, diamonds, tin & ore. They will sell this for money. * Money. An important aspect. Some people are too poor and are trying to find a job. Who suffers? * Animals suffer. They get scared, they are easy target for poachers and their homes and food & water sources are destroyed. * The soil suffers. Rainforest soil is poor. Nutrition is made from rotting leaves. When there are no trees to provide dead leaves the rain comes and washes the nutrition away. * Local tribes suffer. They have learnt to live sustainably in the rainforest. Now other men tried to force them to go. When they refused, some tried to kill them. * You...

