About Deforestation and Rainforest Alliance
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Did you know that the rainforest is destroyed 25 000 km2 per year, 2 baseball diamond per second? But, how can we contribute to stop the destruction of the rainforest? Did you know that around 1000 species are already extinct because of the climate change? But, how can we stop deforestation? How can we protect biodiversity? The Rainforest Alliance, one of the non-government organization, NGO, and also NPO, non profit organization is protecting rainforests and biodiversity from destruction.
The Rainforest Alliance was started by Daniel Katz, who wanted to stop the excessed destruction of rainforests, and protect biodiversity in rainforest, in 1989. Now, the rainforest Alliance is managed by directors, in administrative office in New York, USA. The Rainforest Alliance helps rainforests, by certifying products that are kind to the environment, and promoting people to buy the certified products. The Rainforest Alliance is an international level NGO, that has more than 100 branch office in all over the world. The Rainforest Alliance is teaching the new way to help rainforest. So, we can help rainforests and living creatures by buying certified products by the Rainforest Alliance, such as coffees. |
Why Deforestation is a Serious Issue?
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Deforestation is a very important problem because it would affect all over the world. It also causes many global issues, such as Global Warming, extinction of living creatures, and climate changes.
Deforestation can cause many serious Global Issues, such as Global Warming, Climate Change, and extinction of living creatures. The rainforests are habitats of many living creatures. If the rainforests are destructed, it will cause living creatures to lose their habitats and extinct. Also, if one specie extincts, it will cause biodiversity to be destructed, because it will affect the food chain. Moreover, rainforests produce oxygen, that all living creatures need. But, deforestation cause to increase Carbon Dioxide, which would affect the climate, and cause Global Warming. Also, deforestation breaks article 25, of the UN’s Declaration of Human rights, the rights to adequate living standard. Deforestation would cause people to have bad air quality and bad water quality. This Issues cause people to have low living standard, and won’t be able to have a healthy and comfortable life, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care. For example, Hong-Kong has bad air quality, due to the over development and destruction of nature. It is concerned that there will be a great impact on growth on children. Therefore, deforestation is a very serious problem that we have to solve, and everyone's cooperation is essential to solve the issue. |
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