Background:-
Rainforests are a complex balance of plants and animals. This is called an ecosystem.

In the past, Australian Aboriginals have found food, shelter and medicine within the
rainforest, but have done so, without damage to the ecosystem.

Today human involvement is threatening the rainforest environment.

Question:-

Why do you think the Australian government should make laws
to protect our rainforests?

Task:-
Congratulations, your school has chosen you to join a team of scientists who are
going on a dangerous two week expedition into unknown territories of an
Australian rainforest.

You are to provide evidence which will help support the government's decision to
implement laws to protect large areas of rainforests.

You are to use your time in the rainforest to study and investigate the plants and
animals which live there, and their dependency upon one another.

You must also consider the overall effects to the environment of any human
involvement, and use this information to explain why the goverment should make
laws to protect our rainforests.