It is no good trying to save the rainforest if it means putting thousands of people out of work. To what extent do you agree/disagree with this statement?

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‘It is no good trying to save the rainforest if it means putting thousands of people out of work’.

I strongly disagree with this statement because it is not only a natural habitat to animals but it is also a vital element for survival of our planet.

The Amazon rainforest is one of the richest ecosystems in the world. It is home to 90% of the world’s plant and animal life; it holds more freshwater fish in its waters that the whole rest of the world put together! The Amazon Rain forests has existed for millions of years. It has survived Ice ages, stayed together in continental drift and not broken up due to earth movement. But at the moment, it is facing a huge threat.

With our constant need for new and exiting things, the rainforest is being destroyed. Some people Log to get wood so that they can make lots of money. Some people mine to get essential materials for today’s advancing technology. But is it essential to destroy forests just to mine? After they have finished wrecking the perfectly beautiful, natural wonder, it will never be the same. With no tree’s to protect it, the ground dries up and the forest turns into a desert. Nothing will ever grow there again.

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Three acres of rainforest are lost every two seconds. That’s 90 acres a minute, 5400 acres an hour and 129600 acres a day! 47000000 acres are cut down a year. That’s a phenomenal 20000 square miles! Think how many trees that is. But what use are these trees? What can they do for us except make chairs and tables? Well, a lot actually.

Logging isn’t the only problem that is destroying the rainforest as there is also a huge problem of cattle ranching. Farmers cut or burn down part of the forest in order to make room for their cattle ...

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