Tropical Rainforest

APPROPIATE

1992 / 38min.

Rating5.2

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

The story of the evolution of tropical rain forests, their recent and rapid destruction, and the intense efforts of scientists to understand them even as they disappear. This film gives viewers a better appreciation of the importance of tropical rain forests on a global scale.

Directors

Ben Shedd

Actors

Geoffrey Holder

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