The world's growing population has been a primary cause of rain forest destruction. More people need land to live on and wood products to consume. Limiting population growth may be the first in a series of steps that would limit the destruction of the rain forests.
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Promoting the use of these sustainable and renewable sources could stop the destruction of the rainforests. By creating a new source of These resources have included basic food supplies, clothing, shelter, fuel, spices, industrial raw materials, and medicine for all those who have lived in the majesty of the forest.
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However, it is obvious that the area of tropical rainforest is diminishing and the rate of tropical rainforest destruction is escalating worldwide,
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On a more local level, the clearing of rain forest land diminishes the amount of evaporation. As a result, the rainfall decreases and the ground dries out, reducing its ability to support vegetation.
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Dec 14, 2009 An investigation commission by Unilever, the world's largest buyer of palm oil, confirms that Indonesian group Sinar Mas, the world's second...
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Transforming the global marketplace through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action. This week at RAN Protect-an-Acre Supporting forest communities...
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Deforestation also affects the climate. When rain falls on a forest, new clouds are created. If huge areas of trees are cut down, clouds do not form, rain does not fall and the land becomes drier. The CO2 builds up and adds to the global warming which is making the Earth become hotter.
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REDD Forest Agreement Still Missing Basic Elements for Sustainability Indonesian NGOs reject forest certification of one of Asia Pulp and Paper’s industrial forest plantations Protect-an-Acre Supporting forest communities...
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