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| Deforestation in the Amazon before Greenpeace stepped in. |
Greenpeace, a non-governmental organization has decided to put a stop to deforestation. They have past successes in other forests like the Amazon which is now receiving more protection due to agreements with industries in Brazil.
The Greenpeace organization has suggested a solution (Forests for Climate) that industrial countries should get permits for the carbon they are allowed to emit and these permits should not be given out for free, but instead the industries have to pay for them. With the fee that the industries pay for emissions, Greenpeace said that there would be enough funds to save forests.
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| Ice could be reduced to global warming caused by deforestation. |
I completely agree with all of Greenpeace's points on stopping deforestation. After all forests are home to two thirds of the world's land-based species of plants and animals and if we continued to cut these trees the animal and plant species in those places would be reduced and the biodiversity of that ecosystem would be affected in a negative way. Deforestation does not just affect the habitats of those living in forests but also other animals like the polar bear. Deforestation causes climate changed and could lead to global warming which would affect the melting of the ice in the earth.
If you want to learn more about deforestation and get ideas on how to help better the situation of forests click here.
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| Cartoon about the pollution caused during deforestation. |
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