Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps in the text using the words from the list. occurs when people cut down whole forests of trees. Tropical are, particularly under . Two-thirds of the lowland tropical rainforests in Central America, for instance, have been turned into land for since 1950. Why is it happening? Small cut down a few of trees in order to grow or let their animals graze. They clear them in a process called “ and burn”. also cut down a lot of trees for and paper products and developers turn areas of forest into , new roads, homes, or factories. Natural factors such as sometimes to deforestation, too. Why is it such a problem? Deforestation is a threat to the ecosystem of our planet. Basically, it the homes of animal and plant and many of them die out including many species that could be used to make for some of the world’s worst . More than two-thirds of all medicines with cancer-fighting properties, for example, come from rainforest plants. Also, trees harmful gases. When forests are cut down or burnt, most of these gases stay in the Earth’s , which speeds up global . In fact, in the next 24 hours, deforestation will be for the of as much CO2 into the atmosphere as that from as many as it takes to carry 8 million people from London to New York! How can we help to fight deforestation? • Take part in days to some of the lost trees. • paper and buy recycled paper products such as notepads. • Eat less or at least check where it has come from. If it’s from rainforest areas, it’s likely that rainforests were cut down in order to raise . • Encourage your family, friends, and neighbours to think about the rainforests too by telling them all about the and how they can help. • Support and companies that support rainforest by donating money and buying wood products like made from forests. RAINFOREST: FACTS * Tropical rainforests cover 6-7% of the Earth's . The largest are: 1. The Amazon, South America; 2. The Congo, Africa. 3. ; 4. New Guinea; 5. . * Areas of the forest: the size of 2 football are lost per second due to deforestation. If this continues, the world's rainforests will within 100 years. Rainforests are home to over half the and species in the world, 137 species become every day.

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... occurs when people cut down whole forests of trees. Tropical ... are, particularly under ... . Two-thirds of the lowland tropical rainforests in Central America, for instance, have been turned into land for ... since 1950.
Why is it happening?
Small ... cut down a few ... of trees in order to grow ... or let their animals graze. They clear them in a process called “ ... and burn”. ... also cut down a lot of trees for ... and paper products and ... developers turn areas of forest into ... , new roads, homes, or factories. Natural factors such as ... sometimes ... to deforestation, too.
Why is it such a problem?
Deforestation is a ... threat to the ... ecosystem of our planet. Basically, it ... the homes of animal and plant ... and many of them die out including many ... species that could be used to make ... for some of the world’s worst ... . More than two-thirds of all medicines with cancer-fighting properties, for example, come from rainforest plants. Also, trees ... harmful ... gases. When forests are cut down or burnt, most of these gases stay in the Earth’s ... , which speeds up global ... .
In fact, in the next 24 hours, deforestation will be ... for the ... of as much CO2 into the atmosphere as that from as many ... as it takes to carry 8 million people from London to New York!
How can we help to fight deforestation?
• Take part in ... days to ... some of the lost trees.
• ... paper and buy recycled paper products such as notepads.
• Eat less ... or at least check where it has come from. If it’s from rainforest areas, it’s likely that rainforests were cut down in order to raise ... .
• Encourage your family, friends, and neighbours to think about the rainforests too by telling them all about the ... and how they can help.
• Support ... and companies that support rainforest ... by donating money and buying wood products like ... made from ... forests.
RAINFOREST: ... FACTS
* Tropical rainforests cover 6-7% of the Earth's ... . The largest are: 1. The Amazon, South America; 2. The Congo, Africa. 3. ... ; 4. New Guinea; 5. ... .
* Areas of the forest: the size of 2 football ... are lost per second due to deforestation. If this continues, the world's rainforests will ... within 100 years.
Rainforests are home to over half the ... and ... species in the world, 137 species become ... every day.

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