Half of the Amazon Rainforest to be Lost by 2030

I read an article by a man called David Gutierrez entitled “Half of the Amazon Rainforest to be Lost by 2030.” I couldn’t help but calculate how old I will be then. I would be 40 by 2030. Is this a fact? Is it something inevitable? As I read along, because of the effects of global warming and deforestation, more than half of the Amazon rainforest may be destroyed or severely damaged according to a report released by the Word Wildlife Fund. It stated 55 percent of the world’s largest rainforest stands to be severely damaged from agriculture, drought, fire, logging and livestock ranching in the next 22 years. Another 4 percent may be damaged by reduced rainfalls caused by global warming. They anticipated destroying about 80 percent of the wildlife habitat in the region.

Whenever one encounters a problem, the logical thing to do would be to think of a solution. But what if the problem was something every person in the world had? How would one think of a solution that will unite everyone in accomplishing a common goal? Sixty-four acres of rainforest are cut down every minute. They are used as papers, wood and other products we use in our daily lives. Is this staggering fact something we cannot stop or is there still something we can do about it? I think the answer lies amongst us. Rainforests are said to be worth more money dead than alive. That’s the harsh truth. If we're going to save rainforests, we have to be motivated by something more powerful than money, but more rare: Love. We should save rainforests because the world would be far less colorful, less beautiful and less meaningful without them. It's that simple. It would only take that much for us to make a difference and stop this prediction from occurring. Simply start with the basics. Recycle, or just basically save as much resources as we can. Because the next generation may not be as fortunate as we are. 

- Adrian M. Francisco

Reference: http://www.naturalnews.com/023673_Amazon_rainforest.html