The Environmental Apocalypse is Real, Real Cheap.

Deforestation is one of the more alarming environmental issues. The main reason of deforestation is the demand for land to meet the ever increasing population growth. It was stated in the March 2000 Environment Science a

nd Technology, “The amount of productive land used per capital in developing countries is around 1 acre, the pressure on the flora and fauna is enormous, and the population growth is only increasing.” (XXXX). Just how much of our forests have we destroyed? William K. Stevens, a New York Times science writer said, “Worldwide, scientists say, there has been a net loss of more than 3 million square miles of forest, an area roughly equal to the 48 contiguous states of the United States” (Bender. 124). Some scientist might argue that this figure is exaggerated but most of them agree that man is destroying forests and the rate at which we are felling trees is only increasing. Down with the trees goes valuable medicinal resources and a great number of production resources. “Again, William Stevens proposed that, “What does it matter? Apart from the value attached to life in general, natural ecosystems provide the materials of human sustenance. That is where crops originally came from. Forests contain untapped riches in form of medicines.” (Bender. 121). Another important fact is that trees, through photosynthesis, clean the earth’s carbon dioxide and release oxygen into the atmosphere. It is clear to see that deforestation is not merely trees being destroyed; it also complimentary with other issues such as the global warming and the loss of bio diversity.

According to Norman Myers, an expert on environment and development for the World Wildlife Fund, “The earth constantly maintains 700 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Fossil fuels emit another 5.8 billion metric tons of CO2 into the air each ear, while the burning of tropical rainforests emits roughly 1.8 billion metric tons of CO2 – both contributing to a buildup of carbon dioxide that will soon trigger the greenhouse effect.” (Vesterman. 296). It also has been predicted that by the year 2020, the emissions of carbon dioxide could see a 5 billion metric ton inc

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