Stop Deforesting Amazonia
Tiago Zegur
Brazil has the biggest tropical forest in the
world. Amazonia is bigger than Monaco,
France and Germany together and features over 30% of the whole biodiversity of
the planet. The Amazonia has ten different ecosystems and over twenty
eco-regions. Deforestation has been taking place in this precious region of the
world for many years. Soy fields are planted to provide feed for livestock
production which the meat industry is involved in. This forest needs to be
saved.
In Amazonia, the biodiversity is amazing and many species such
as fish, amphibians and arthropods have not even been discovered
yet. This means the Amazonian flora and fauna is even richer than we think
and exceeds the numbers that have been documented today. Experts estimate
that there are more fish species there than in any other basin of the
world.
Brazil does fight against deforestation but it should be in the interest
of all of us to preserve natural paradises; we can fight this fight together!
That`s why the environmental non-profit organization Greenpeace is getting
involved in this cause too. Together with Brazil, they are trying to adopt a
law called “END OF DEFORESTATION IN BRAZIL” in order to stop this abuse of
nature. A petition initiative was commenced in the country with the aim of collecting
over one million signatures. This initiative will also be a valuable
contribution in the fight against global warming, since deforestation is part
of what is causing it. It is important to help; everybody can and should
participate.
If you want to find out how to get involved, you should visit the
Greenpeace website.
- How about volunteering at the Greenpeace
International Headquarters in Amsterdam?
- Sailing aboard a Greenpeace ship?
- Working for Greenpeace?
- Running your own campaign?
