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The
Arbor
Foundation is the world's oldest and largest tree-planting
organization. It began more than 120 years ago in Nebraska City,
Nebraska, and by now its million members plant millions of trees
annually.
The
extent
of destruction wrought by the burning and bulldozing of
rain forest has reached such proportions that it now threatens
worldwide consequences.When you accept the invitation to support The
National Arbor Day Foundation's Rain Forest Rescue Campaign, you'll
be doing more for our planet, and humanity, than you likely
realize.
The
Dangers
to Our Climate
Rain
forests
exert a powerful control over world climate with their
influence on temperature, wind and humidity. In fact, they
significantly impact our own rainfall. Yet over 4,000 acres of this
irreplaceable forest is being burned off each hour.
That
creeping
inferno not only threatens everything from agriculture
to drinking water, it's poisoning our environment as well. That's
because all this uncontrolled burning is pouring forth carbon dioxide
faster than surrounding forests can cleanse it from the air. As a
result, burning rain forest is a major contributor to the "greenhouse
effect" now predicted by so many scientists.
The
Loss
of Tomorrow's "Miracle Drugs"
While
occupying
only 2% of the earth's surface, rain forests support
well over half of its wild plants, trees, animal and insect life,
including vegetation that provides a quarter of today's drugs and
medicinesÑtreatments for everything from heart disease to
leukemia.
However,
99%
of rain forest vegetation has yet to be evaluated for
its medical value! Take possible cancer cures alone: it's already
been found that some 2,100 varieties of rain forest plants possess
cancer fighting properties. And no one knows how many others may do
the same. Yet for all its promise as the world's greatest
pharmaceutical storehouse, a section of this fragile resource the
size of 10 city blocks is being burned off each and every minute!
A
Threat
to Over Half the World's Wildlife
Rain
forests
are home to at least 50% of our planet's wild species.
And hardly any can survive elsewhere. Hence, the loss among these
species (from the howler monkey and toucan to the gorilla and red
eyed frog) is skyrocketing as they are squeezed into ever less
space.
Since
over
685 species of birds, mammals and other wildlife already
occupy just four square miles of typical rain forest, many will
clearly die off as ever more of this habitat is mowed down.
Burning
the
Answers to World Hunger
It's
ironic
that much of the rain forest demolished is burned off for
farming---ironic because without trees and plants this delicate land
quickly turns barren. It is even more ironic because, if left to
science undisturbed, these life-nurturing places could help produce
bumper yields worldwide. How? Our own main food crops are as
productive as they are because we're learning to interbreed them with
their robust, disease-resistant rain forest relatives.
By
supporting
National Arbor Day Foundation's Rain Forest Rescue
Campaign, you'll be helping to end:
*96,000
acres
of rain forest burned off every day
*17,000
species
of plants and animals wiped out each year
*70%
of
tomorrow's anticancer drug sources endangered
*Fully
one-quarter
of all today's medicines imperiled
*30%
of
man-made carbon dioxide fouling the world's air
*Today's
surest
source of hardy new food crops imperiled
To
help,
mail your name, address and phone number to The National
Arbor Day Foundation with your contribution. They will preserve a
2,500 square foot tract of rain forest in your name for each $10 you
contribute.
National
Arbor
Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave. Nebraska City,
NE 68410.
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