rainforest depletion
... People need to try harder to stop the rain forest depletion. ... There are many beautiful creatures living in our earths rain forests (Rainforest Facts). Many people are ignorant to the effects of rain forest depletion on the environment. ... It is estimated that at least 40 million acres of rainforest are cleared each year. ... Although many people are under the assumption that the rainforests are cleared for timber, timber only accounts for about 40 percent of the total annual deforestation (Rainforest Facts). ... Many people believe that they will not live long enough to face the consequences of the destruction but they do not realize how fast the rain forests are depleting (Rainforest Site). ... Many governments see no reason to protect the rainforest unless there is an important plant or creature that lives in it. ... Some of the possible results in the future if the depletion does not stop immediately are global warming and increasing ultra violet radiation as the ozone layer of the atmosphere thins. ... The depletion of tropical species effects much of the biodiversityof rain forests, which is the variety of living things. ... "While people cannot rebuild the rain forests, scientists believe it may be possible to establish small islands of artificial rain forests using tree planting of a range of rain forest tree species" (Rainforest Facts). ... The earth must really love its rain forests, because if they go so does the earth (Rainforest Site).