100 Facts Rainforests – Bitesized Facts & Awesome Images to Support KS2 Learning

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Discover what makes these habitats so special and find out why they are disappearing and how people can help to conserve them. The rainforest is also home to some of the world's smallest creatures, such as the pygmy marmoset, which is the smallest monkey in the world. The actions we take in the next 20 years will determine whether rainforests, as we currently know them, are around to sustain and nourish future generations of people and wildlife. The temperate rainforest is less sunny and gets less rainfall than its cousin — the tropical rainforest. billion people who depend on trees for their livelihoods, fights climate through carbon sequestration and and nourishes the Earth’s rich biodiversity by providing food and shelter for plants and animals.

Where can you find an antelope the size of a rabbit, a snake that can fly, or a spider that eats birds? A study published in Science found that two-thirds of the populations of all 4,950 tree species that make up the Atlantic Forest are threatened with extinction.Large international companies are finally establishing policies that exclude materials sourced via deforestation.

Fact 24: Timber, coffee, cocoa and many medicinal products are few of the products produced by rainforests, including those used in the treatment of cancer. Fact 27: About 80% of the flowers found in Australian rainforests are not found anywhere in the world. Exactly 100 facts accompanied by revealing photographs and detailed artwork will challenge children, acting as an incentive as they make their way through the book. Each rainforest has its own unique mix of plants and animals, and many rainforests are home to species that are found nowhere else on Earth. Tropical rainforests have long been home to tribal peoples who rely on their surroundings for food, shelter, and medicines.As such, the IUCN has classified jaguars as near-threatened, which makes them considerably closer to extinction than other species. In the rainforest most plant and animal life is not found on the forest floor, but in the leafy world known as the canopy. The rainforest is also home to the world's largest flower, the Rafflesia arnoldii, which can grow up to three feet in diameter. There are tribes of people living in the rainforests that have never had contact with the world outside of their villages.