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There are economic reasons for countries to cut down their rainforests.
The rainforests of the Congo—which are the second largest on Earth after those of the Amazon—are imminently threatened. ... So far, the rainforests have largely been spared widespread destruction.
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Experts agree that by leaving the rainforests intact and harvesting it's many nuts, fruits, oil-producing plants, and medicinal plants, the rainforest has more economic value than if they were cut ...
Environmental Issues question: Why are rainforests cut down? I think that rainforests are cut to because people want to build a house or something on it.
"The trees have long, deep roots which store water and prevent erosion. But if a tree is cut down, it takes up to five years before the roots decay and can’t hold any more water."
"During the 1980s, about 16.9 million hectares of tropical rainforest was cut down and replaced with farms and grazing land for cattle." (Forest Alliance of British Columbia, 1996) The third major ...
What patterns do you notice? Why are the world's rainforests being cut down?
Rainforests are cut down to harvest the timber and also to make room for farms to grow coffee and spices.
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