Rainforest Destruction 1. -The world's largest rainforests occur in the tropical regions of the Americas, Asia and Africa. Smaller areas of rainforest exist on many pacific islands and in northern Australia. -Half the world's Rainforests grow in the American Tropics. -The Amazon jungle is the world's largest tropical rainforest. The forest covers the basin of the Amazon. 2. In 1950 rainforests covered about 8,700,000 square miles. Today less than half the original extent of the earth's rainforest remains. Scientists …showed first 75 words of 404 total…

…showed last 75 words of 404 total…These include: Afforestation - Trees should be replanted in areas of deforestation. Shifting Cultivation - Farmers should move on after 2-3 years to allow the rainforest to recover. Rubber tapping - More sustainable methods of exploiting the rainforest should be pursued e.g. rubber tapping Measuring trees - Trees should only be cut down when they reach a certain size. This will ensure younger trees survive longer and will encourage careful management of the rainforest.