Should the UN take control of the Amazon rainforest to stop the deforestation?
I think they should. The fact that a football pitch size of rainforest is being wiped out every second is awful, and a plant or animal species is also becoming extinct every second because of deforestation is truly dreadful. The rainforest contains many useful medicines that can save lives, and are vital to us. Did you know that we (humans) have only tested 1% of the plants in the rainforest, meaning the cure for AIDS and cancer are probably out there somewhere! If the UN don’t take control soon, the rainforest will be destroyed completely with in the next 200years. Fact! I may be 13 but I do care!
the amazon rainforest is the worlds largest ecosytem as i’m sure you know, and provides over half of the worlds water and oxygen. at the moment we are cutting it down….which is stupid. have a look at the table on this page:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Rain… and it is quite worrying that at the current rate, in two decades the Amazon Rainforest will be reduced by 40%. although the 2005-2006 year had a 41% drop in deforestation, this was the lowest figure since 1991. Fires related to Amazonian deforestation have made Brazil one of the top greenhouse gas producers. Brazil produces about 300 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide a year; 200 million of these come from logging and burning in the Amazon. Environmentalists have stated there is not only a biological incentive to protecting the rainforest, but also an economic one. One hectare in the Peruvian Amazon has been calculated to have a value of $6820
Now, that’s hysterical. I know your trying to come up with a solution, thinking of using the UN is a losing proposition. It is the most world wide corrupt organization in existence. Do some reading. In Dar-fur they were selling food shipped to the refugees to the rebels because the rebels had money !!! They’ve been accuse d of rape. I could go on and on. The way to stop the deforestation in the Amazon is up to the Brazilian government. You didn’t learn in school how the USA has deforested America for natural resources since 1800? Strip mining in PA, IL, WV, etc. No different.
