Tropical Rainforests: Today and Tomorrow Tropical rainforests are the world’s last paradise, and without the contributions of mankind, they will diminish forever. There are many types of tropical rainforests in the world. One of these is the lowland forest. Lowland forests are generally located at very low elevations (Sayre 9). They contain extremely tall tress with very small amounts of branch growth (Sayre 9). The lowland source of moisture relies mainly on the intermittent rain (Sayre 9). …showed first 75 words of 2473 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2473 total…tropical rainforests of the world will disappear in the life time of those now living, except for a few inaccessible areas and small tropical rainforest reserves that are maintained for timber (Richards 489). It has been suggested that all of the remaining tropical rainforests should be suitably managed and logged only under very selective and protective terms (Richards 489). However, due to lack of money, most tropical rainforests are not capable of being protected at all (Richards 493).