Deforestation is occurring at an excessive rate. If nothing is done, the rainforests will be destroyed.
1) An unknown number of species rely on the rainforest for protection and food. As the forests are destroyed, so are the habitats of these animals.
2) Plants of extraordinary medical value are destroyed constantly through deforestation methods.
3) After an area is deforested, it is used for agriculture until the soil is useless. As a result, it will likely never be able to support the rainforest again leaving gaping holes in the forest.
Humans also depend on the rainforest for jobs and food. The agriculture and clear-cutting provides jobs. The countries where these forests are depend on them for money. Wood exportation is the primary source of income for many Central American countries.
A solution needs to consider those who depend on the rainforest while reducing the environmental impact of deforestation by regulating it.
Carbon credits???
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