Rainforest Concern

Education & Resources

Facing up to rainforest facts

We cannot afford to stand by any longer and watch rainforests be burnt to the ground for cattle ranching, or removed to make way for oil and mineral mining. 

It is estimated that, if we do not change our course of action, there will not be any rainforests remaining in 50 years time — that’s in your lifetime! Many people make excuses for destroying forests but the fact is that, once they are destroyed, countless species of plants and animals will be killed with many species being lost forever. 

Indigenous people, who have depended upon the forests for hundreds of years, will lose their homes and will have nothing once the forests are gone. 

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (5th JUNE)

We are delighted that so many of you are learning about rainforests and actively trying to help conserve them. It is with your enthusiasm and help that we can really make a difference together — SO START TAKING ACTION NOW!

Now it is time to start planning for World Environment Day 2010

Celebrate this day by reading about rainforests and the environment, and organise an event to raise money to protect rainforest!

What you can do:

• Organise an essay and poster competition and invite parents and friends
• Organise a tree planting day
• Have a look at the links on the left for further ideas and interesting information about rainforests.