Resources of the Rain Forest
- Industry - Rubber, oils, gum, waxes, flavorings, and dyes are all found in rain forests.
- Medicine - Many plants can provide cures for disease. Rosy periwinkle is one example. The drug made from this plant can help cure children with leukemia.
- Food - Many grains and fruits grow in rain forests.
Thereof, what resources do we get from the rainforest?
The rainforests are so important because they are home to:
- oxygen - the rainforest vegetation takes in carbon dioxide and gives out oxygen.
- medicines - a quarter of all natural medicines were discovered here.
- undiscovered species.
- food, eg vanilla, chocolate, nuts, ginger and pepper.
- resources , such as rubber and bamboo.
One may also ask, what resources are gained from deforestation? For every patch of land cleared of trees through deforestation, land becomes available for farmers to plant crops and carryout other agricultural practices such as raising livestock. Deforestation allows farmers to practice subsistence agriculture and commercial agriculture as well.
In respect to this, what medicine comes from the rainforest?
| Drug | Origin |
|---|---|
| Quinine | cinchona tree (S. America) |
| Neostigmine | Calabar bean (Africa?) |
| Novacaine, cocaine | coca plant (South America) |
| Turbocuarine | curare liana (America) |
What services does the rainforest provide?
Let's look at some of the most important rainforest ecosystem services, how they work, and what they provide for us.
- Regulating Climate and Air Quality.
- Preventing Soil Erosion.
- Nutrient Recycling.
- Carbon Storage.
- Provisioning Goods.
- Rain Making and Agricultural Support.
- Sustaining Culture.
