The State of our Rainforests

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Referred to as "The Lungs of Earth", the rainforests which once covered 14% of the planet now only cover 7%. The culprit: Deforestation. Deforestation is a process that has been going on for years. If we continue to cut, burn and damage this vital resource at the current rate, our rainforests can vanish in 100 years. The result of such a loss could be devastating.

"Forest loss has a direct link to loss of biodiversity. The current extinction rate of plant and animal species is around 1,000 times faster than in pre-human times – and this will increase to 10,000 times faster by 2050. Scientists predict that the Earth is entering the sixth major extinction event in its history. This is the first one to occur because of human activity," Greenpeace said in a statement.

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