What are loss of rainforests?

Loss of rainforests means big forests are disappearing, just like when you knock over a tower of blocks and they all fall down.

Imagine your favorite playground, it’s full of swings, slides, and trees where the birds sing. Now imagine someone came and took away most of those trees to build a parking lot. That’s what happens with rainforests, they’re like giant, wild playgrounds for animals and plants, but sometimes people cut them down to make room for farms or cities.

Rainforests are like Earth's lungs. They take in carbon dioxide, which is a gas we breathe out, and give us oxygen, the gas we need to live. Without enough trees, there’s more of that bad gas in the air, it’s like breathing into a stuffy room.

When rainforests are lost, animals lose their homes, it's like moving away from your best friend without saying goodbye. Some even can't find food or get scared and run away. And sometimes, we don’t notice the change at first, but over time, the world gets warmer, and the air feels more stuffy.