Rainforests

Submitted by DHodak on Thu, 05/14/2009 at 1:34am.

The world's rainforests are currently disappearing at a rate of 6000 acres every hour (this is about 4000 football fields per hour). When these forests are cut down, the plants and animals that live in the forests are destroyed, and some species are at risk of being made extinct. Further, as the large-scale harvesting of lumber from the rain forests continues, the balance of the earth's eco-system is disrupted. We need the rain forests to produce oxygen and clean the atmosphere to help us breathe. We also know that the earth's climate can be affected, as well as the water cycle. Rainforests also provide us with many valuable medicinal plants, and may be a source of a cure from some deadly diseases.

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by RoyalStraightFlush - 2 years ago
Jakarta Indonesia

Member Since: Apr 2009
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What should we do?

by DHodak - 2 years ago
Croatia

Member Since: Sep 2008
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Most of the products that we use in our country come from rainforests, such as rubber, coffee and rain forest lumber. Rainforests are cut down to harvest the timber and also to make room for farms to grow coffee and spices. Each of us needs to be thoughtful about the way we consume these products, and support companies and programs that make a commitment to safe environmental practices. Recycle and re-use whenever possible, and help keep the earth green and healthy. By the way, this article is from http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/preserve.html.

by RoyalStraightFlush - 2 years ago
Jakarta Indonesia

Member Since: Apr 2009
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I see. Thanks

by sonny - 2 years ago
california United States

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Government's intervention is the main solution to this. The best that people can do is that make them(gov't) aware of the damage that deforestration is doing to the environment and as much as possible recycle everything that is made from trees. It's just a matter of implementing all possible solutions to fix everything.

by Eventhorizon - 2 years ago
Psychonaut City Germany

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It's like cancer eating into mother earth!

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