Tropical Rainforests

Tropical rain forests are complete ecosystems that, everyone knows by now, have an extraordinary ability to turn sunlight into first-tier energy producers otherwise known as plant life.

What many people do not know about are the services rain forests provide. Aside from obvious goods such as paper products, rain forests provide trillions of dollars worth of services: climate control, erosion prevention, recycling of nutrients, storing of nutrients and recreational services, to name a few.

If a rain forest is burned off to create grazing land for cattle the grasses will do well until the ash disappears and the soil becomes barren. This harks back to the Dust Bowl era and the great depression.

When we talk of climate control we are also speaking of the water table, bringing water inland and supplying the rivers of much needed water. It is a cycle that does not want interrupting and an integral part of a larger scheme we cannot risk losing.

Development Vs Tropical Rainforest

Development Vs Tropical Rainforest I few weeks ago I came across an article about the deforestation situation of all the tropical rainforests. It talked about.

3. Why Save Our Rainforests? Mission of BTRF – Borneo Tropical Rainforest Foundation

Tagged as: Erosion, Rainforest, Water table