00:00 The Amazon rainforest was likely a human-managed creation, and the soil in tropical rainforests is not very fertile.

04:32 Tropical rainforests cover a small percentage of the Earth's land but are home to about 50% of the planet's species, and if deforestation continues at the current rate, there will be no rainforests left in 40 years.

09:11 The tropical rainforest canopy is made up of giant trees that form a thick layer, blocking out about 99% of the sunlight from reaching the forest floor, and there are also emergence trees that grow even higher than the canopy to get more sunlight.

13:23 Epiphytes, such as ferns and orchids, grow on giant trees in the understory of the rainforest canopy, and can eventually kill the tree by choking it with their roots, but the lattice framework of the tree remains intact; some trees have adapted buttresses to stabilize their shallow roots in the thin layer of fertile soil, and bacteria play an important role in breaking down tree food and feeding the trees in a symbiotic relationship.

17:52 The rainforest is incredibly diverse, with 300 different tree species and 10 million animal species, but unfortunately, 50,000 species are being destroyed each year, including 137 plant, animal, and insect species every day.

22:00 Insects and birds in the rainforest have a symbiotic relationship with the forest, helping to spread seeds and propagate different kinds of plant life.

26:27 The rainforest is home to a large variety of plants and fruits, many of which have medicinal properties and have been used to create a significant portion of our pharmaceuticals, but only a small percentage of the plants in the rainforest have been analyzed by Western chemists.

30:58 The rainforest is being destroyed by corporations, such as Mitsubishi and Texaco, for short-sighted purposes like clearing land for lumber and making pastures for cows, despite the fact that the rainforest provides valuable resources like medicine and acts as an air conditioner for the planet.

35:20 Companies like Unicale, as well as megacorporations, are responsible for cutting down the rainforest for their own gain, leading to the displacement and murder of indigenous tribes, as well as devastating impacts on the ecosystem.

39:21 The Amazon rainforest provides essential resources like fish, fruits, vegetables, and clean water, but due to a lack of nutritional education, indigenous tribes hunt monkeys and sloths for food, which have no nutritional value and don't taste good.