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Amazon
conservation
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| The
Destruction of the Amazon Rainforest: |
| Rainforests
are being destroyed because the value of rainforest land is percieved as
only the value of its timber by short-sighted governments,
multi-national logging companies, and land owners. In 1950, 15% of the
earth's land surface was covered by rainforest. Today, more than half
has already gone up in smoke. A century ago, half of India and a third
of Ethiopia were covered by forest, now only fourteen percent in India
remains and only one-third is left in Ethiopia. |
| Efforts
to Conserve The Amazon Rainforest: |
| It is the
tendency throughout many parts of South America to express concern for
the loss of beauty, biodiversity and opportunity of the Amazon only
after large swaths of forest are torn down for timber or agricultural
purposes. |
| Links
to Organizations: |
| http://www.rain-tree.com/ |