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Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface
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Most rainforests are cleared by chainsaws, bulldozers and fires for its timber value and then are followed by farming and ranching operations, even by world giants like Mitsubishi Corporation, Georgia Pacific, Texaco and Unocal.
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There were an estimated ten million Indians living in the Amazonian Rainforest five centuries ago. Today there are less than 200,000.
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At least 3000 fruits are found in the rainforests; of these only 200 are now in use in the Western World.
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The beauty, majesty, and timelessness of a primary rainforest are indescribable. It is impossible to capture on film, to describe in words, or to explain to those who have never had the awe-inspiring experience of standing in the heart of a primary rainforest.
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