Here are a couple of links to good rainforest resources. . www.rainforesteducation.com Here are some graphs and images that can be used to illustrate deforestation: (Click on the image for full size) Figure 1: The current level of forest cover now remaining in the Brazilian Amazon. This study provides an "optimistic" and "non-optimistic" scenario that predicts Brazilian Rainforests degradation by 2020 Figure 2: optimistic scenario Figure 3: non-optimistic scenario In these images, black is heavily degraded, including savannas and other non-forested areas; while red is moderately degraded; yellow is lightly degraded; and green is pristine. Under the non-optimistic scenario, which is the current path we are on, there will only be 5% virgin rainforests remaining by 2020.