RNR 1001 Lecture : RNR Notes 107
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More than 20% of the world"s oxygen produced in the amazon rainforest. More than 50% of the world"s 10 million species live in rainforests: 25% of western pharmaceuticals are from rainforest plants; 1% tested. Teak, mahogany, rosewood, balsa, sandalwood, kapok, latex, 50% of the world hardwood harvest. 80% of the developed world"s plant diet originated in rainforests. 3,000 fruits in rainforests, 200 used in the western world, 2,000 by indigenous peoples. 70% of 3,000 plants that are active against cancer comer from rainforests, 25% of active ingredients in current cancer drugs. No u. s. pharmaceutical companies involved in rainforest plant research in 1983; 100 companies as well as governmental agencies today.
