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Deforestation - Where
do we fit in?
The problem is not going to be solved
by talking alone. People have attempted to raise money for the
Amazon through numerous ways, though not all that money is going
back to where it is needed. While the people are still poor,
while the money is spent outside the Amazon, and while the Indians
keep giving up their treasure to the exploiters, the problem
is not solved. Many people see the Amazon rainforest as a resource
that can be used until none is left. The great size of the forest
contributes to many illusions. We must help to dispel these illusions
if we every want to save the forest. 
A moderate estimate of how many acres of rainforest are lost
every minute of every day is 80 acres a minute. That's roughly
the size of fourteen football fields. If any progress is to be
made, we must hit the problem at its core by making a difference
and changing the course of the present. |