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S X S W. C O M | F I L M / I A M A R C H 2 0 1 6 | S X S W o r l d 2 9 S U P P O R T I N G 14,744 people P R E S E R V I N G trees 74 1, 6 8 3 tons of CO2 P ROTECT I NG 197,782 acres 31,249,556 STOR I N G R a i n f o r e s t P a r t n e r s h i p i s a T e x a s b a s e d 5 0 1 c ( 3 ) n o n p r o fi t o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t p r o t e c t s t r o p i c a l r a i n f o r e s t s b y p a r t n e r i n g w i t h p e o p l e a t g l o b a l a n d l o c a l l e v e l s t o c r e a t e l a s t i n g s o l u t i o n s t o d e f o r e s t a t i o n . B U T Y O U C A N H E L P T H O U G H T R O P I C A L R A I N F O R E S T S C O V E R L E S S T H A N O F T H E E A R T H T H E Y 1/5 of the world's fresh water A M A Z O N B A S I N C O N T A I N S P R O D U C E M O R E T H A N 40% of the world's oxygen H O L D 50% of earth's plants and wildife P E R U V I A N A M A Z O N S T O R E N E A R L Y 7billion metric tonnes of carbon I N J U S T F O U R S Q U A R E M I L E S O F T H E A M A Z O N R A I N F O R E S T T H E R E C A N B E A S M A N Y A S species of butterflies 150 species of birds 400 species of trees 750 species of plants 1,500 T H E A M A Z O N R A I N F O R E S T I S D I S A P P E A R I N G B E F O R E O U R E Y E S nearly 2,000 acres of rainforests are LOST EVERY HOUR TO 20-30% Slash & Burn 65-80% Cattle Ranching 3-5% Commercial Logging R a i n f o r e s t s a r e s o m e o f t h e o l d e s t a n d m o s t c o m p l e x e c o s y s t e m s o n e a r t h . T h e y a r e f o u n d i n n e a r l y 8 5 c o u n t r i e s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d w i t h t h e b i g g e s t c o n c e n t r a t i o n s i n C e n t r a l a n d S o u t h A m e r i c a , A f r i c a , A s i a a n d A u s t r a l i a . RAINFORESTS? W H Y J O I N S X S W B E C O M E A R A I N F O R E S T P A R T N E R #PEOPLEWILLSAVETHERAINFOREST 125 species of mammals w w w . R a i n f o r e s t P a r t n e r s h i p . o r g