Yes, I am aware of the destruction we as humans are making, but after reading this information, it brought more awareness. I hope it does the same for you. At the present, the rainforests are 3.4 million square miles of tropical forest that encircle the equator. In one hectare of mountain habitat, over 100 different species of trees may exist. The Amazon Basin stores two-thirds of all Earth's fresh water.
Humans rely on the rainforest for food, cures, toxins, and lumber.
Some of these everyday products include coffee, bananas, papayas, avocados, chocolates, mangoes, rubber, antibiotics, tranquilizers, analgesics, cosmetics, bread, rice, vegetables, spices, doors, floors, furniture, plastics, resins, waxes, dyes, etc. More than half has been burned, bulldozed, and obliterated. Now, only 3.4 million square miles remain. Over the last decade, man destroyed 113 million acres of rainforest. In 2 hours, modern machinery can clear 900 tons of rainforest.