Why Save the Rainforest?

  • 20% of the planet’s oxygen comes from the rainforest (that’s one of every five breaths!)
  • 50% of the Earth’s plants, animals and microorganisms live in the rainforest.
  • 70% of plants used in medicine come from the rainforest.
  • Right now the rainforest is being destroyed at the rate of one football field PER SECOND.