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Save Chile’s Ancient Forest

Save Chile’s Ancient Forest. By Janel Suppes. Chile’s old-growth forests may soon be turned into chipboard and paper products. Chile is already suffering from erosion Of Chile’s original forestation only 40% remains

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Save Chile’s Ancient Forest

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  1. Save Chile’s Ancient Forest By Janel Suppes

  2. Chile’s old-growth forests may soon be turned into chipboard and paper products

  3. Chile is already suffering from erosion • Of Chile’s original forestation only 40% remains • The targeted forests are home to many endangered animals and threatened native trees

  4. The Alerce can live up to 4,000 years

  5. Auracaria, the Monkey Tree

  6. Pudu, the world’s smallest deerstands only fifteen inches high

  7. Are these worth saving?

  8. Resources For more information • http://www.culturalsurvival.org/explore/save-ancient-temperate-forests-chile • http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/southernchile/species.html • http://www.ancientforests.org/chile.htm Images courtesy of • http://sxc.hu • http://commons.wikimedia.org • http://www.greenpeace.org

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