reaten life on earth itself. Some of the possible results in the future if the depletion does not stop immediately are global warming and increasing ultra violet radiation as the ozone layer of the atmosphere thins. "Already 80 percent of rain forest frogs and forty percent of rain forest birds are rare, declining or threatened with distinction."(Parish 4) This is eighty percent of the frogs and forty percent of the birds which are a part of the fifty percent of Earth's entire animal species. The depletion of tropical species effects much of the biodiversityof rain forests, which is the variety of living things.(Miller & Berry 3) The variety of living things and preserving their environment is very necessary in the survival of life. "People sometimes become more interested in protecting individual species of animals that may be endangered than preserving the animals' habitats, which are so necessary for survival."(Miller & Berry 3) Hope in repairing the damage done to the rain forests unfortunately leads to unpleasant news. Trying to repair the damage would be like trying to put a band aid over a gaping wound. "While we cannot rebuild the rain forests, scientists believe it may be possible to establish small islands of artificial rain forests using tree planting of a range of rain forest tree species."(CSIRO 1) The best solution in the present to maintain and preserve our environment is to merely put a stop to chopping, burning and literally torturing Earth's rain forests. If the destruction would stop now life on Earth would be much more prolonged. If every person in the world knew about the rain forest being destroyed and the future effects, destruction would not be tolerated. Humans cannot understand what they do not know. People who do not know what is going on do not see anything wrong with the destruction of the rain forests. Education about the rain forest needs to be spread in order for humankind to understand it. The rain fores...
