Why is the rainforest so valuable?

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Christopher Bunney 9BWhy is the Rainforest valuable? Why is the rainforest valuable?         The rainforest is valuable because many medicines are derived from it here are some facts;                                                                        Fifty percent of the medicines used in the world every day come from rain forest plants. And 25% of all prescription drugs have their origins there too.                                                                                         The corn plant originally came from Mexico and South American rain forests.                                                                                         Orange juice, tea, eggs, rice and bananas all originated from plants and animals of
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Asian rain forests.                                                        Over 50% of the fruits regularly eaten come from tropical rain forests.         At least 80% of the developed world's diet originated in the tropical rainforest. Its products include fruits like avocados, coconuts, figs, lemons, grapefruit, guavas, pineapples, mangos and tomatoes; vegetables including potatoes, winter squash and yams; spices like black pepper, cayenne, chocolate, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, sugar cane, turmeric, coffee and vanilla and nuts including Brazil nuts and cashews.                                                Recently, scientists have been debating whether the cure for the world’s most deadliest diseases; Cancer and aids, is in the rainforest as we get so many medicines from ...

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