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Sumatra RainforestSumatra Rainforest By Paul Drakos 602By Paul Drakos 602
LocationLocation
Located on island of Sumatra, along equator in Southeast Asia
Part of group of forests known as lungs of the world
Third largest rainforest, 2.5 million hectares (4 671 000 football fields)
Three national parks Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinici Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
One of most biodiverse places on earth, one of the only places where there are many different types of plant life and animals living in one place
Only area in the world where tigers, rhinos, orangutans and elephants live together
Reasons for Reasons for DeforestationDeforestation
2 main reasons
Pulp and paper mills to produce toilet paper and paper towels
Palm oil plantations, palm oil is used in many products like soap, margarine and ice cream
Effects of Deforestation Effects of Deforestation A result of forest fires, Sumatra rainforest is responsible for over one
third of total global carbon emissions
Loss of rainforest impacts animals as their area to roam is shrinking, and food they feed on is being destroyed
Scientists warn many of the animals living in the Sumatran rainforest could be extinct in the next 20-30 years
World Wildlife Federation states that every minute, 5 football fields of rainforest are being cleared and replaced with pulp and paper mills and palm oil plantations
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http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/forests/solutions-to-deforestation/
OrganizationsOrganizations
World Wildlife Federation and Greenpeace work to save the animals living in the rainforest from becoming extinct
Raise awareness around the world and educate people on the importance to save the rainforest and the animals that live there
AVVAZ.org is a website that collects signatures to petition the government of Sumatra to stop allowing the rainforest to be destroyed
Let’s Save the Sumatran Let’s Save the Sumatran TigerTiger
Sumatran Tiger is smallest tiger in tiger family
Was found all across Sumatra rainforest but due to deforestation and poaching are now only found in swampy areas
Sumatran Tiger is listed as critically endangered by World Wildlife Federation as less then 400 tigers live in the wild
ResourcesResources
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/26/sumatra-borneo-deforestation-tigers-palm-oil
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1167
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/forests/solutions-to-deforestation/
http://www.freeworldmaps.net/asia/indonesia/map.html
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/indonesia-palm-oil-plantation-expansion-emit-more-greenhouse-gases-canada-2020.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/06/01/environment/ecological-disaster-looms-for-rain-forests-of-sumatra/#.Uj2kAhbQlSV
http://worldwildlife.org/places/borneo-and-sumatra
ResourcesResources
http://worldwildlife.org/threats/deforestation
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Save_Sumatras_Rainforest/
http://assets.worldwildlife.org/photos/1365/images/hero_full/sumatran_orangutan_8.6.2012_Hero_and_Circle_image_XL_257636.jpg?1345592809
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07/08/rescuers-save-five-men-trapped-in-trees-by-sumatran-tigers-after-animals-maul-sixth-person-to-death/
http://www.earthtimes.org/newsimage/wwf-report-links-sumatra-deforestation-toilet-paper_7212.jpg
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/feb/05/paper-firm-indonesian-deforestation
http://sumatranrainforest.blogspot.ca/2012/11/human-impact-on-sumatran-rainforest.html
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