BBC has an alarming article about how Brazil’s amazon rainforest is disappearing at a rapid clip, due to that country’s industrialization.
It attributes the deforestation to high commodity prices that are encouraging farmers to clear trees to plant more crops.
Its a difficult, non-cut and dry case. I have sympathy for farmers that are just trying to provide for their family, yet the rainforest is such a valuable natural resource that is not easy to replace.
The number is staggering. Something like thousands of square miles in the last few months. While this site may be saving a drop in the bucket compared to the magnitude of deforestation mentioned in this article, it is still a drop.
Actually, its a square foot at a time.
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I have been trying to participate in surveys and other things online to help save more square footage, but I feel as though I’m still only helping to save so little. What else can I or others do to help save more?