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Throughout the tropics, rain forests are being cut down. By different methods and for different reasons, people in tropical ... What happens after a forest is cut is very important in the regeneration-growing back-of that forest. ... When the fertility of the ground becomes low, farmers seek other areas to clear and plant,
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www.trfic.msu.edu/rfrc/deforestation.html
www.trfic.msu.edu/rfrc/deforestation.html
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What happens when the reports you send to your superiors are all that stand between you and your job? ... Patrick Moore, a founding member of Greenpeace, says "the rainforests of the Amazon, Congo, Malasia, and Indonesia, ... are the least endangered forests [because] they are the least suitable for human habitation."
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www.cfact.org/a/195/The-clearcutting-facts-about-the-ra...
www.cfact.org/a/195/The-clearcutting-facts-about-the-rainforest
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Environmental groups and others are upset with the Ugandan president's plans to clear-cut some of the country's remaining forests to make room for plantations that he says will boost the economy. Cathy Majtenyi reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi.
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www.voanews.com/english/2006-12-14-voa32.cfm
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Many people in Uganda are up in arms (very upset) about a government plan approved by the cabinet this week to clear cut about one-third of a national forest reserve for sugar cane growing. Lawyers and civic groups say they intend to file legal action to stop the plan from proceeding. ... They say forests trap moisture,
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www.voanews.com/english/2007-03-23-voa31.cfm
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Those forests are vital to be left as is-Japan is buying most of our timber, having cut all of what they had-we need to keep our wild and pristine places for our children to be able to enjoy.
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www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/dont-clearcut-ore...
www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/dont-clearcut-oregons-forests/
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But clear-cutting hardwood forests to plant bamboo? That’s hardly a lesser evil. That’s just greed. It’s an unfortunate example of how the positive trend towards eco-consumerism is spawning a negative drive to commercialization and profit-mongering. Every company now wants to brand itself as “green”,
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ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/30/bamboo-buyer-beware-green-...
ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/30/bamboo-buyer-beware-green-decisions-arent-always-clear-cut/
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"We don't have any plan to clear-cut forests for water yield," says Greg Walcher of the Department of Natural Resources. "Producing water in rivers is not a goal."; But there are other signs that state officials think cutting trees for water has merit.
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www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=13615
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We say we deplore war but choose to hate our brother or who ever happens to sit in office. Is not hate the main cause for ... We clear cut forests in the name of land development and then shake our heads when devastation like hurricane Katrina hits. But who is to bless and who is to blame? The answer is we ourselves.
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allpoetry.com/poem/1708392
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Today, AbitibiBowater announced they would no longer be cutting Grassy’s forests. ... “RAN Welcomes End of Clear-Cut Logging on Grassy Narrows Traditional Territory...
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itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/03/abitibibowater-ends-...
itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/03/abitibibowater-ends-clear-cut-logging-on-grassy-narrows-traditional-territory/
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