Rainforests are important to all of us, so we must save them. Many groups of people raise money to protect and restore rainforests. The money might be spent replanting trees or teaching farmers how to look after the forest.
Growing crops in small patches helps to protect the soil.
If local farmers learn to grow their crops in a similar way to the forest people, they can stop the thin soil wearing out. Growing patchworks of different plants and trees, instead of just one type, restores nutrients to the soil. Using the land sustainably means that farmers will not need to move on and cut down more rainforest.
People can visit this protected rainforest.
Some rainforests have been turned into National Parks or reserves where it is against the law to cut down the trees. This helps to keep the animals, plants and people that live there safe. Many tourists visit the parks to see the rainforest wildlife.
This gorilla could become extinct.
There are very few Mountain gorillas left because they have been killed by hunters and their rainforest home has been destroyed. To try and save them, the rainforest in Africa where they live is now a National Park. The money that tourists pay to see the gorillas is spent on protecting the rainforest.