Rainforests can be found throughout six of the seven continents. Depending on the location, soil type, climate, and whether they have remained in their natural state decide the type of forest it will be classified as. Another way that a forest can be defined is by the amount of rainfall in which it receives. With this rain, the forest is able to produce oxygen and nutrients that the species need in order to survive. The fight for survival revolves around a cycle that the species are having difficulty defending due to the continuous depletion. The burning, cutting, and clearing are producing overwhelming amounts of carbon dioxide that is invading the atmosphere. From the build up of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere the Greenho

Ever since people started to burn and clear-cut the rainforests there have been people against it. In 1875 conservationists in the United States established The American Forestry Association to promote the value of trees and forests. Around the 1970’s a few big companies in South America bought millions of acres of the rainforest. Then they forced all of the tribes and inhabitants out of the land. After that they burned and clear-cut all of the land. This made very many people angry and got the movement rolling.

The movement attempts to share public opinions by having various organizations to support the movement. The public can write, call, or join to one of the organizations and express their opinions to them. The public can also go write to the legislature and express themselves to the also.

The movement’s relationship with authorities and power structure is good. There is a time when it is not, and that is when members of the movement do radical types of behavior. An example of this is when the members go out and camp out in trees so that the loggers can’t start logging. This makes the loggers wait till the authorities come out and remove the people from the trees. In the mean time the logging companies are loosing money and get very upset. The companies then will follow up with lawsuits and court cases against the people and it also makes the people look bad to authorities.

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