Why Rainforests Are Important: 9 Key Reasons We Need to Fight against Deforestation
Rainforests are vital for our survival as a species and for the survival of life on Earth.
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Rainforests are vital for our survival as a species and for the survival of life on Earth.
Emerging research has found that several plant-based staples aren’t as eco-friendly as some people have previously thought due to the ways in which they’re farmed and sourced.
As environmental and ethical issues rise up the agenda for companies, investors and consumers, attention is increasingly turning to companies’ supply chains and their role in causing damage to the environment and human rights.
Climate change and modern slavery—two of the great crises of our time—are bound together in a vicious cycle. If it remains unbroken, both are projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades.

Emmanuelle Berenger, lead sustainable forest manager for the Rainforest Alliance, stated that preserving forests for humanity's well-being is not an option anymore, rather it is a must.
Scientists increasingly believe that there is one vital action that would help with pandemic prevention and the climate emergency: protecting tropical forests and wildlife.