Forests are the biggest source of rain in our world. They are not only the rain generators but also regulate the temperature of the world. With the presence of forests, the atmospheric pressure does not reach the alarming levels. It is also due to the woods that the wind does not blow above certain speed. Rain forests are considered the best among all the forest types in the world. They cause heavy rains in the regions they situate and also are home to many species and animals. Also, there are found many rare plants that are effective in healing diseases and wounds fast.
1. The damage to these forests
It is a sad reality that with the growth of the corporations and other businesses the rain forests are been cut down. If they are replanted and their management is taken as a national responsibility, we may be able to see the world rainy and humid not dry and deathly.
2. The natural medicines
There are found natural medicines in the form of herbs and plants and trees. These herbs are been used from thousands of years and they are better than even the most expensive medicines.
3. Business
Cutting down the trees to get timber is onetime benefit. But if fruits and seeds and herbs are planted, they can prove to be more profitable than simply wiping the woods to never get them back.
4. Shamans
Shamans are the medicine men found in these forests. They are mostly 70 years old or above in age. And it is said that they are a complete library then ordinary doctors.
5. Shirking of population
Rain forests are probably the only place where population is decreasing because of cutting of the trees. There used to live 10 million people in the forests of amazing but they are only 200,000 today.
6. The danger to the species
If these forests are cut down at the same rate to get the wood and plain area almost half of the species of plants, microorganisms and trees will die forever or will be endangered severely.
7. Shrinking of the forests
The shrinking of the forests is not due to the value of land, but the timber is the only attraction to the short sighted governments and businesses.
8. The damage in seconds
In one second, world loses i.5 acre of rain forest to get the input of business and industrial needs.
9. Area
The total area covered by these rain forests was once 14 percent of the total area of the earth but now it is only 6 percent. This will soon reduce to zero if their value and need is not realized.
10. The rain forests
Why are they called rain forests is what we all should know to understand their significance. These are thick and dense woods with warm atmosphere. They invite heavy rains and they generate the biggest amount of oxygen in the air.