It contains more than 4,000 types of birds and more than 1,000,000 types of insects.In one square mile, there may be more than 100 different types of plants.Some call it the world's last wilderness area, and therefore many people are becoming worried that we may be losing it. In many schools around the world, students have raised funds to buy land in the rainforest to protect it. Some consumers in North America and Europe try to buy products from the rainforest to encourage people to stop harming it. One business, a top seller of outdoor equipment in the United States, has been giving a percentage of its profits for rainforest protection. Some are of the opinion that the rainforest is a valuable resource, but it should not stop human development. However, I believe that the rainforest should be protected at all costs to save the environment and the native people who dwell there. These tribes and their habitat need to be guarded for a number of reasons.