Notes

WHO:
"...incredibly important to the animals and plants living there, and the humans who live nearby."
"...they are so important for providing water to nearby villages and cities."
"...Honduras, Tegucigalpa...Quito, Ecuador; Mexico City, Mexico; and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania...Guatemala...community of Loma Alta in Ecuador..."
"Local poor people clear the forest so that they can grow subsistence crops. They also hunt endangered and threatened animals for meat, and cut down trees to heat their homes and cook. Commercial farmers convert the land so that they can grow fruits, vegetables, and coffee beans."

WHAT:
"It’s called the cloud forest. Cloud forests, like the name implies, can be found in the clouds on the slopes of mountains."
"...they are home to a stunning array of animals and plants...plus plants..."

WHEN:
"In the 1990s, scientists discovered two bird species that only live in cloud forests."
"Scientists estimate that each year, 1.1 percent of the world’s total cloud forest land is cleared for logging and timber falling. "

WHERE:
"In the Americas, Asia, and Africa, there’s a special kind of forest."
"...Honduras, Tegucigalpa...Quito, Ecuador; Mexico City, Mexico; and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania...Guatemala...community of Loma Alta in Ecuador..."

WHY:
"...they are so important for providing water to nearby villages and cities."
" People drink the water, use it for cooking, and irrigate their farm fields with it...provide electricity by harnessing the energy of rivers that flow from Mount Kenya."
"Local poor people clear the forest so that they can grow subsistence crops. They also hunt endangered and threatened animals for meat, and cut down trees to heat their homes and cook. Commercial farmers convert the land...Building roads and gem mines also severely damages the cloud forests."