 Introduction
What are rainforests? What defines them?
Destruction
Why are rainforests being destroyed? At what rate are they being destroyed?
Conservation
What efforts are being made to preserve rainforests?
Facts & Figures
Statistics on rainforests.
Maps
Where are most rainforests located?
How Can I Help?
Actions you can take to help save our rainforests.
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Events
Annual Rainforest Awareness Week NY
March 7-13, 2002
"The Rainforest Foundation US is proud to announce 'Rainforest Awareness Week' which consists of a series of events and promotional activities that raise funds and awareness for the Rainforest Foundation. Previous events during the week have included: * 57th Street being re-named 'Rainforest Way'. * New York City basking in the Green Glow of the Empire State Building. * Governor Pataki acknowledging the importance of our work by issuing proclaiming it Rainforest Awareness Week. "
Joint letter to the world bank regarding the OCP pipeline in Ecuador
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Visit Neotropics Communicationsis for new projects.
Neotropics Communicationsis is a non-profit news
organization based in Costa Rica. It publicizes Latin
American conservation efforts and issues and trains
journalists especially from the United States and
Central American countries in environmental reporting
skills. By posting newest updates on the most recent
projects on rainforest conservation in the bimonthly
bulletin Eco-Exchange, Neotropics hopes to keep the
communities in touch with the newest developments on
our endangered rainforests.
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Visit SmartWood for small community based projects.
SmartWood is an certification program initiated in
1989. Based in New York City, the program certifies
small community projects to large commercial
operations. Products that SmartWood certified wood now
include furniture, musical instruments, flooring, and
picture and window frames. SmartWoodˇ¦s purpose is to
improve the effectiveness of forestry and ensure that
bio-diversity in the rainforests is ensured and that
businesses can benefit economically from responsible
forestry practices.
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Visit Amazon Rivers to participate in projects directed at increasing public awareness of threats to the Amazon.
Dr. Michael Goulding, the director of the Amazon
Rivers Program, researched Amazonian aquatic wildlife
and habitats. Closely collaborating with South
American governments, the project worked to increase
publicˇ¦s awareness of the increasing threats to the
region.
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Plants & Animals
Important plants and animals that live in the rainforest.
Health & Medicines
Beneficial medicines and products that come from the rainforest.
Biodiversity
The diverse ecosystems that rainforests support.
Natives
Indigenous peoples that live in the rainforest.
Other uses
What we gain from rainforests.
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