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"Destroying rainforest for economic
gain is like
"It was strangely like war. They attacked the forest
as if it were an enemy to be pushed back from the beachheads, driven into
the hills, broken into patches, and wiped out. Many operators thought they
were not only making lumber but liberating the land from the trees..."
You hear headlines from time to time about the Amazon
rainforest disappearing at a greater or lesser rate.... The real story is
that over time the rate has stayed just the same. Year after year, decade
after decade, we have failed to stop or really even decrease
deforestation..."
There is no doubt that the tropical rainforests of the world are in danger. Every hour approximately six species of life in our tropical rainforests are destroyed. Experts agree that the number one cause of extinction in the tropical rainforest is due to the destruction of the tropical rainforest environment." Jason Albright
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