Transcript Assembly - Sky Rainforest Rescue

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Rainforests
How many
rainforests can
you name?
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The Amazon
The Amazon
rainforest is the
biggest rainforest
in the world.
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The Amazon
It spans eight
countries (and
one overseas
territory) in
South America
including
Brazil, Peru,
Colombia and
Venezuela.
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One in ten of the
known species
on Earth can be
found in the
Amazon.
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This includes
more than 3,000
different species
of freshwater
fish…
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Over 700 species
of reptiles…
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And over 40,000
species of plant.
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Some of the
species which
are found in the
Amazon can’t be
found anywhere
else in the world.
For example the
pink river
dolphin…
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The
pirarucu…
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And the
black
spider
monkey.
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The Amazon is a
unique and
important
ecosystem but it
faces serious
threats.
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The Amazon
An area of
rainforest the size
of three football
pitches is cleared
every 60 seconds.
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About 20 percent
of the rainforest
has already been
lost to
deforestation.
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Forest is cleared
in order to make
space for cattle
ranches…
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To mine for
gold and
oil...
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To cut down
timber for paper
and furniture…
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And to
develop roads
and dams
which are
used to create
electricity.
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The Amazon
As one of the
largest forests in
the world, the
Amazon is crucial
to maintaining the
health of the
planet.
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The trees in the
Amazon absorb
and store huge
amounts of carbon
dioxide, which, if
released can
accelerate climate
change.
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The Amazon
The huge numbers
of different species
which rely on the
forest are also put in
danger by its
destruction. Many
have already
become extinct.
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As part of I Love Amazon Schools we will be
learning more about the amazing Amazon and the
animals and people that live there.
I Love Amazon
Schools is part of
a programme set
up by Sky and
WWF which aims
to help save 1
billion trees in
Acre state in
north-west Brazil.
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They will be
helping local
people to make a
fair living from the
rainforest without
cutting down the
trees.
© Simon Rawles / WWF-UK
This includes educating
farmers so they can
produce more from
their land, helping to
make sustainable
products more profitable
and working with
governments to
introduce laws which
protect the forest.
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But there is also
lots that we can
do to help
protect the
Amazon.
Make sure that any
furniture or paper
used at home is FSC
certified. This
means that it has
been taken from
sustainable, well
managed sources.
Recycle, reuse and reduce.
Nearly all the gadgets we use
contain copper, gold and other
minerals which are mined from
tropical rainforests.
Mining can cause pollution and
health problems for people living
in the rainforest.
Recycle, reuse and
reduce. Protect the
rainforest by upgrading your
gadgets less often, buying
used products when you can
and recycling any gadgets
when they are broken.
Climate change is a
huge threat to rainforests
and could reach the
stage where forests start
to dry up and die. Cut
your carbon footprint
by saving energy and
thinking about how you
travel.
Think about the food that
we buy. Talk to your parents
about buying food that
carries Fairtrade or
Rainforest Alliance symbols
which guarantees good
working conditions and
environmental standards.
And finally, remind
yourself of why we
love nature by
getting out into your
local park or
woodland and
enjoying the natural
beauty on your
doorstep!