Tropical forests the size of india 'set to be lost by 2050'
Click HERE [for those who can't access the Straits Times link, try HERE]
Useful quotation on INDIA for BANG-ing in intro....works equally well in closing BANG for conclusion as a cautionary warning....can also serve as evidence to make your point on man's 'raping' of Mother Nature convincing!
Note also that:
“The biggest driver of tropical deforestation by far is industrial agriculture to produce globally traded commodities including soy and palm oil.”
There were some success stories where countries reduced tropical deforestation without compromising economic growth or food production, the study said. Brazil decreased deforestation in the Amazon rainforest by 80% over a decade through the use of satellite monitoring and increased law enforcement, even as cattle and soy production rose.
Useful quotation on INDIA for BANG-ing in intro....works equally well in closing BANG for conclusion as a cautionary warning....can also serve as evidence to make your point on man's 'raping' of Mother Nature convincing!
Note also that:
“The biggest driver of tropical deforestation by far is industrial agriculture to produce globally traded commodities including soy and palm oil.”
There were some success stories where countries reduced tropical deforestation without compromising economic growth or food production, the study said. Brazil decreased deforestation in the Amazon rainforest by 80% over a decade through the use of satellite monitoring and increased law enforcement, even as cattle and soy production rose.
posted by Dark Shadow | 1:44 AM
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