Rain forests. (Environmental News).

From: Junior Scholastic | Date: April 8, 2002 | Copyright information

Rain forests take up only 7 percent of the Earth's land. But 50 percent of all plant and animal species on the planet--from tiny tree frogs to fierce jaguars-- come from these leafy regions. The rich vegetation of the rain forests helps to regulate the health of Earth's atmosphere by absorbing poisonous carbon dioxide. And rain forests provide medicines that have saved lives around the planet.

But rain forests are facing some major human-made trouble. According to a new ...

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