For example, in the Philippine rainforest a tribe called the Hanunoo have developed 430 rainforest crops. Another tribe, the Lua in Northern Thailand, use 21 different plants for medicine. The rainforests are like a frontier. We do not know what we will find when we explore the rainforests. However, we may not get the chance.
Land is cleared so that cattle can graze.
Trees are destroyed so that things like sweet potatoes can be grown. Hundreds of special animals and plants disappear every year because the rainforests are cut down. Report cards help you know how well you are doing learning a particular subject. Unless you are different from other students, you would like to see straight As on every report card you get. You can grade the way you, your family, your school and your community treat the environment.