History:
History of the Amazon:

           The largest ancient forest in the world is endangered. Almost half of the forest is getting destroyed by mining, agriculture and commercial businesses. Of all the remaining, the Amazon is the biggest one. About one third of the Brazilian forest still exists, but if we can change our habits, we can still save it.

           Over the past 30 years, about 15% of the Amazon, 590,000 square kilometers has been destroyed (That's like more of the whole size of France). The cause of this is the production of tropical wood, which has increased from 12 to 80 percent. Brazilians have realized that 80% of cut trees have been done illegally. Loggers have been known for cutting the entire tree, yet only one third of wood ends up in their products. They are not thinking about the consequences and our future. If the illegal process of cutting trees continues, in about 40 years from now the forest will be completely destroyed. We should be more careful with what we do in order to not destroy the forest. For example, in Europe, commissioners are voting to adopt a new law against the trade in illegally harvested products from the Amazon such as, wood.

Future of the Amazon:

           Today in our world we are facing many different types of problems such as war, Immigration and some other political elections, but one of the most important and ignored problems is global warming. The atmosphere of the earth is getting warmer and warmer. About 150,000 people are dying because of the changes in weather. The places that use to be covered with ice are now melting. The Amazon rainforest is also having problems.

           Many animals are dying. The forest is not producing the same amount of plants and trees like it use to. Its goods are decreasing. If this continues it will affect the earth and all of its habitats. Right now some animals are suffering the climate changes. But later on all the animals species will start facing extinction, and even more will continue to die if we ignore the dying Amazon. The last forest areas, like the Amazon, could be lost in a couple of years, and global warming in our planet could increase by 2100. Just imagine how hot it will be. It will be hotter than it has ever been during the last decade.