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Associated Schools Project is an important medium to develop relationships between schools and also as a line of communication from and to UNESCO. It is also imperative that all Key Stages have projects of study to investigate and topics to develop. Following an inspirational "Disappearing Rainforests'" presentation by the Ulster Museum Staff and partner groups, (Northern Ireland) it was decided that this topic would be an ideal programme for Key Stage 1 - 3. It is an amazing fact that although rainforest covers only about 7% of the earth's surface, nearly 50% of the world's plants and animals are found there. It is the biodiversity - the huge number of different plants and animals - which makes studying the rainforest so fascinating, even from a very young age. In the past 30 years more than 40% of the world's rainforest has been destroyed. At at the current rate of attrition the rainforests have a life expectancy of less than 40 years. Through education we gain a knowledge and understanding of the importance of rainforests. We discover just how much we depend on rainforests for our everyday lives.
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