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Photo of a lovely forest.
Forests:
Why should we cut less trees?
  • Over 2,000 tropical forest plants have been identified by scientists as having anti-cancer properties.
  • Eighty to 90 percent of the 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty worldwide depend on forests for their livelihood.
  • Over 56,000 square miles of natural forest are lost each year.
  • These facts were found from http://www.worldwildlife.org/forests/basic/facts.cfm

Oceans:

Extra fun facts:
  • Some tepuys, (table-top mountains) in Venezuela are home to certain species of animals that exist only on that particular tepuy.


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