Amazon Rainforest Environmentalism

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Environmentalist are working to save the of home a third of the world species; the Amazon Rainforest. The Amazon is the largest rainforest on earth and is most likely one of the most beautiful places on earth, and yet it is being slowly destroyed and some species and plants with it. Over the last forty years twenty percent of the forest has been cleared for the use of timber, and because of the deforestation twenty-six species and plants have gone extinct. Environmentalist are working to change that no matter the cost some lose their lives attempting to protect it, it’s said Brazil is the most dangerous place for environmentalist with four hundred and four eight deaths between 2002 and 2003, most die trying to protect something that means …show more content…

The environmentalist are one of the only reasons the Brazilian government has tried to stop the deforestation , though they failed they are still trying but sadly don't have enough man-power to enforce this rule, it doesn't help that the company's won't listen, if they had more willing help (man-power) it could help.
People should support the environmentalist because without the efforts on their part the forest could be destroyed, and the world could potentially all die from some disease that could be cured by a plant that lives there and may not be discovered yet, or even kill all these animals when more than half of the animals living in the amazon are going extinct, or what about the tribes who don't even talk to the outside world how will they feel when strangers come and destroy there home for no good reason except that people need farm land for there already abundant products and paper for people who overuse it and need to learn how to recycle because our earth isn't going to last much longer if we are destroying our only sources of

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