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Certain images and motion media included in this iMovie® fall under
the Fair Use exemption of the US copyright law. They have been prepared
according to educational multimedia Fair Use guidelines and restricted
from further use. Some images are royalty free stock photos, others
are
taken by Jill Blom and may not be reused without permission.
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PHOTO
Logging photo of part of a tropical rain forest.
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500,000 trees are cut down every hour in tropical rain forests.
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The jungle sounds found on the iMovie® software.
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STILL
PHOTO
Slash and Burn photo of part of a tropical rainforest.
TEXT
In the rainforest, the size of approximately
two United States football fields are cut down each day.
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SOUND
The jungle sounds found on the Imovie® software.
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STILL PHOTO
Rainforest destruction photo.
TEXT
The natural rate of extinction is one species per year. However, in the
rainforest it is three to four times higher than that.
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VIDEO
Short clip of the video Spirit of the Rainforest.
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NARRATION
Today there are 120 distinct plant substances from the rainforest that
are used in countries around the world creating effective treatments
and drugs.
The National Cancer Institute and researchers for AIDS and HIV are hopeful
that the chemicals needed for drugs to cure these diseases can be found
within the rainforest. However, should the rate of destruction continue,
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STILL
PHOTOS
Anthurium, a plant from the rainforest.
Hibiscus, a plant from the rainforest.
Passion flower, a plant from the rainforest.
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NARRATION
The chemicals that come from several rainforest plants are used to help
with cardiovascular health, malaria, bronchitis, tuberculosis, cancer & parkinson's
disease Renaissance, as well as a smoking deterrent. Drugs such as
cough medicine, antibiotics and antiseptics have also come from the
rainforest.
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STILL
PHOTOS
Masked Tree Frog
Spider
Monkey

Keel-billed Toucan
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Jungle sound taken from the iMovie® software |
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NARRATION
The rainforest contains the world's most diverse wildlife population.
However, many species in the rainforest are at risk for extinction
or dying out.
The destruction of their habitat, as well as their food chain, are both
factors in this phenomenon. It is thought that there are species
in the
rainforest still undiscovered that might go extinct having never existed.
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TEXT
How can you help?
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6b
STILL PHOTOS
Two to three Save the Rainforest posters created by children.
These posters include drawings of what children believe are important
parts of the rainforest with some sort of saying, typically the generic-"Save
the Rainforest".
SOUND
A clip from Michael Jackson's Heal the World.
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TEXT
Funedesin, the foundation for integrated education and development, has
purchased more than 3,600 acres of rainforest. To become involved, you
too can adopt an acre of rainforest through this foundation. Contact
this
foundation at: www.funedesin.org.
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A clip from Michael Jackson's Heal the World. |
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The text will be read aloud.
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8a
STILL
PHOTO
Image of a thriving rainforest.
TEXT
Conservation efforts have secured millions of acres in the Rainforest
worldwide as "safe from destruction"
PRODUCTION NOTES
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SOUND
The jungle sounds found on the iMovie® software.
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STILL
PHOTO
Image of a thriving rainforest.
TEXT
Because the rainforest is so important to their industry, many drug companies
are making large efforts to maintain the amount of rainforest.
PRODUCTION NOTES
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The jungle sounds found on the iMovie® software.
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STILL PHOTO
Image of a thriving rainforest.
TEXT
Working together, we can save the rainforest.
PRODUCTION NOTES
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SOUND
The jungle sounds found on the iMovie® software.
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