Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets using the present simple or present continuous tense.
Rainforests (disappear), and we all (know) that humans are the main cause of this destruction.
Every year we (cut down) an area of rainforest the size of New Jersey.
Every hour we (destroy) 6000 acres of rainforest (that’s 4000 football fields).
What we (not realise) is that we (destroy) the planet where our children and grandchildren have to live.
We (need) the rainforests; they (produce) oxygen and (eliminate) carbon dioxide (CO₂), cleaning the atmosphere.
But why (the forests/disappear) so quickly?
Well, experts <11> (agree) that there are two main reasons.
The most important is human activity.
Big companies <12> (cut down) more and more trees every day and this <13> (cause) damage to the land.
The way of life in the rainforests <14> (also/change) because of climate change.
Now there is less rain and this <15> (cause) more and more trees to die.
As a consequence of the droughts, the risk of fires <16> (increase) dramatically.
Fortunately, it <17> (seem) that now some governments <18> (begin) to understand the problem,
and they <19> (try) to control these activities.
Some of them really <20> (want) to put an end to this problem, although a few big companies with a lot of power are in their way.