Rainforests are very wet and warm with an average rainfall of 2000mm and an average temperature of 28 C, Rainforests soil is nutrient poor because nutrients are not stored in there for long due to being washing away by rainfall, All tropical rainforests regular the composition of the atmosphere and help to offset the effect of climate change by taking in CO2 through photosynthesis, ¼ of all natural medicines originally found in rainforests, 70% of the plants deemed effective treatments against cancer, malaria & HIV/AIDs, Unsustainable human behaviour creates near irreversible changes to the environment making it difficult for biodiversity to return to its previous state, Logging of older trees can be beneficial to provide light and space for smaller trees, Ecotourism is tourism that creates jobs for local people while ensuring that the money generated is used to protect the environment, Governance, ecotourism, international agreements, sustainable logging are examples of conservation methods used in the Amazon,

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