Rainforests make up only 3 percent of the earth's surface. Over half the world's plant, animal, and insect species live there. Combine the above sentence with a conjunction that expresses a contrast:
Rainforests make up only 3 percent of the earth's surface, so over half the world's plant, animal, and insect species live there.
Rainforests make up only 3 percent of the earth's surface, therefore over half the world's plant, animal, and insect species live there.
Rainforests make up only 3 percent of the earth's surface and over half the world's plant, animal, and insect species live there.
Although rainforests make up only 3 percent of the earth's surface, over half the world's plant, animal, and insect species live there.