The Earth's greatest biological treasures are being rapidly destroyed, just as scientists begin to understand and appreciate its value. Rainforests used to cover 14% of the world, and now they cover 6%. It is projected that the last remaining rainforests could be gone in less than 40 years.
According to reputable, reseached sites such as rain-tree.com, more than half of Earth's estimated 10 million plant, animal and insect species live in rainforests. One-fifth of the world's fresh water is in the Amazon Basin alone.
Saving the rainforests is not an idealistic cause. It is logical both environmentally, and fiscally.
"The latest statistics show that rainforest land converted to cattle operations yields the land owner $60 per acre and if timber is harvested, the land is worth $400 per acre. However, if these renewable and sustainable resources are harvested, the land will yield the land owner $2,400 per acre." -Rain-Tree.com
Sign to show the Brazilian government and other goverments that you care what they decide for the future of the rainforest habitiat.
