- It amazes me that you can pick one theme, and through a bit of research, realise how far the tendrils reach. Through this blog i've realised just how connected and essential tropical rainforests are to the rest of the planet: climate regulator, carbon sequester-er, human resource donor, soil stabiliser, biodiversity ensure-r, home provider, business contributor - the list is endless.
- It also amazes me just how much we as a human race are mindlessly disregarding such a vital resource - WE are: rainforest wreckers, deforesters, degraders, land-use changers, carbon-source creators, unsustainable users, extractors, poachers, deniers and sceptics - THIS list is endless...
- Final thought - the paradox that has arisen in my posts regarding environmental protection of rainforests and their location in (for the most part), developing countries. It's niggling at me, the demand (and rightly so) that we need to protect our rainforests, and the need of people whose livelihoods directly rely on rainforest resource extraction. Of course one might argue you could just say to the local farmer, 'just do it sustainably', or 'stop logging, in the long run it's better for you too!', but it's not as easy as that is it? It's very well being all high and mighty in the comfort of my home saying 'stop cutting down all those trees' - but what if my family's life depended on it? This article - although quite old perfectly summarises this current day conundrum...
Thanks for reading, Ruth.
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