What rainforest destruction looks like.

As you know, the bonobos live in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Africa. You also know that losing the rainforests due to deforestation (taking the trees for lumber and paper) means more than just losing the rainforests. It means losing the bonobos and countless other creatures that live in the rainforest. It means terrible damage to the Earth’s fragile environment because the plants and trees in the rainforest breathe in carbon dioxide so that it doesn’t move into our atmosphere and damage the ozone layer.

We found a great website, www.mongabay.com, that provides great information about rainforests all over the world, including the DRC. Like all of us at Bonobo Kids, they are working hard to save the rainforests and their creatures. They also see the big picture and they have some great ideas for how to help.

Here is the Mongabay list for saving rainforests and entire ecosystems around the world by focusing on “TREES”:
Teach others about the importance of the environment and how they can help rainforests.
Restore damaged ecosystems by planting trees on land where forests have been cut down.
Encourage people to live in a way that doesn’t hurt the environment
Establish parks to protect rainforests and wildlife
Support companies that operate in ways that minimize damage to the environment [and don’t use companies and products like DOVE from UNILEVER that do major damage - see yesterday’s post!]

We love the way they spelled TREES with their solutions.
Your bonobokids challenge: Put TREES into action and let us know how you do it!!! We know you’ll think of awesome ways to save our world!!!

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