Celebrate the beautiful rainforests! It is time to protect our endangered rainforests. World Rainforest Day is on June 22, and it is a great time to recognize these beautiful important landmarks. Rainforests are found on every continent except Antarctica.

Here are some facts about rainforests:

• Rainforests are self-watering through transpiration, where plants create a cloud of moisture over the rainforest.
• 20% of the oxygen humans breathe and the fresh water we drink is attributed to the rainforests in the Amazon.
• Logging, agriculture and mining are said to be declining rainforests.
• Deforestation affects climate change as fewer forests allow carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases to go into the air.
• 20% of the rainforest has been destroyed in 50 years.
• Many plants in the rainforest are said to be used to create medicine including anti-cancer drugs.
• There are tropical rainforests close to the equator and temperate rainforests close to mountainous areas.
• A rainforest is said to be made up of four layers which are the emergent, understory, forest floor and the upper canopy.
• Rainforests can have trees that are 200 feet tall.
• Deforestation is a danger to rainforests worldwide.
• Rainforests are home to endangered animals such as orangutans, jaguars and Sumatran rhinos.

Here are some things you can do to help the rainforests:

• Support a local zoo.
• If you shop for oil, look for the Roundtable Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to support rainforests.
• Shop for Rainforest Alliance Certified items.
• Use #WorldRainforestDay on World Rainforest Day.
• Follow National Geographic’s Explorer Topher White, Rainforest Action Network and Conservation International.
• Support worldrainforestday.org.

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