Written Statement

Written Statement

The use of trees around the world is unbelievable, whether it is used to produce paper and cardboard, or if it is used for lumber to build houses, sheds, shelters, bridges or anything else that contains wood. The problem with this is that the more and more logging companies and illegal companies destroy the rainforests, the fewer trees will be left in the future. It is predicted that without a solution to this problem, by 2040 the world’s forests will vanish. Now, there is a solution, it is reforestation, which is the process of replanting trees in deforested areas. If every company in the world who buys products produced by trees reforested, deforestation wouldn’t be as big of a problem, but there is a very small percentage of companies that do this and that is why it is up to us to help inform people of the dramatic increases of deforestation.
The destruction of rainforests not only destroys trees but it also contributes to Global Warming and the destruction of bio-diversity. Trees and plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air during the process of photosynthesis, and release oxygen back into the air, which creates a cycle that produces clean air. But as deforestation continues, less carbon dioxide is absorb which then contributes to the Greenhouse Effect and eventually Global Warming. Also, the destruction of bio-diversity really affects the animals and plants throughout the world. It has been estimated that we are losing 137 plants, animal and insect species every single day due to rainforest deforestation, which is about 50,000 species a year.
The most common areas of deforestation are in the Amazon, mainly Brazil. Brazil is significantly the highest deforested country in the world because of illegal companies, logging companies, and people needing money to survive, which result in clearing areas for agriculture and cattle grazing. Between May 2000 and August 2006, Brazil lost nearly 150,000 square kilometers of forest. Deforestation continues to be a Global Problem because it doesn’t only occur in Brazil but in Indonesia, Sudan, Zambia, and Mexico. Each country has over 2,500 square miles deforested annually. Also, without any reforestation attempts, that amount of forests lost annually is a very large and significant amount. With having these forests gone it affects the animal’s and plant’s habitats, which effects the hunting game, which effects the money gained from selling the meat that is hunted which eventually effects us because of the less amount of food and meat provided. Rainforests are part of the human cycle and in the result of deforestation, it affects everyone and everything around it.