3. Read the text and complete the table.
Forests and Rainforests
Forests, especially rainforests, are very important for us. Trees and
other plants in forests clean the air we breathe. About 75 % of all
types of animals that we know come from rainforests.
But every year 6,3 million hectares of tropical forests are cleared
for agriculture and 4,4 million hectares are used for commercial log-
ging. People destroy jungles and forests because they need farmland
to feed their families. They burn and cut down trees every year to
provide room for cattle. Fascinating creatures are now facing extinc-
tion as they are losing their habitats. It is known that a disappearing
plant can take with it up to 30 other species, including insect
The problem
Causes of the problem
