deforestation

Text and photographs discuss the uses of wood, how wood is processed, how wood trash can be recycled, and what can be done to protect this resource for the future.

Describes the characteristics of a temperate forest and examines the reasons these forests are at risk and what can be done to save them.

Examines the crisis the world faces as a result of rainforest destruction, suggesting worldwide efforts that must be made and some things students can do to halt this disaster.

Discusses the problem of rainforest destruction, looking at the reasons for and consequences of this destruction, and what can be done to stop it.

Presents a short study of the world's rainforests and provides information on deforestation, global warming, and how the rainforests effect the earth's weather.

Relates the story of the rubber tapper who was murdered because of his protest movement to stop the destruction of the Amazon rain forest.

Eight-year-old Omar Castillo fulfills his dream of visiting the endangered rain forest of southern Mexico and wins an audience with the president of Mexico to express his concern.

Describes the global uses and abuses of the tropical rain forests, highlights the unique plants and animals found in the rain forests, and explains how people can protect them from further destruction.

Describes the causes and consequences of rainforest destruction.

The future of the Rain Forest of the Macaw depends on a scientist and a young Indian boy as they search for a nameless butterfly during one day in the rain forest.