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The Problem of Destroying the Rainforests
If any normal person was asked whether the rainforest should be preserved or destroyed, almost all of them would probably say that it should be preserved. This is an American point of view about the rainforests. ... They want to destroy their rainforests because doing so would allow them to give a boost to their own economy.
So this creates a debate between saving the rainforests or letting them destroy them. ... However, they want to keep the rainforests which will restrict the economies of some of these poorer countries with rainforests. ... It is tough to determine whether the economy or the species living in the rainforests are more important. ... No matter what the people of certain regions will be affected by what happens to the rainforests. Obviously, if the rainforests are kept intact, the economy may suffer, and that may hurt the people living in that particular society. The people are still affected if the rainforests are destroyed. ...
Arnold Newman discusses the main threats to the well-being of the rainforests. ...
Newman also explains what is lost by the destruction of the rainforests. ...
Many people who support the preservation of the rainforests can point to the effect on disease to support their opinions. ...
Helen Pearson documents how the destruction of the rainforests can only do more harm then good. ... No matter how someone looks at the dilemma, there will be a significant consequence to what is done regarding the rainforests. ...
A global perspective also allows one to understand the concerns of an issue such as the rainforests. ... Most problems that arise can be brought up to a global level, and will have consequences on several countries around the world.
In the case of the rainforests a globalization perspective allows one to look at the situation in a certain way. ... By trying to preserve their rainforests, it restricts their economy and what type of crops that they can grow and sell. ...
So destroying the rainforest could have the even more important global effect of losing several plants that could be used to make medicinal drugs. ...
Juliet Whitman mentions the several things that result from the destruction of the rainforests. ... It also may deprive people of several medicinal plants that may be found in the rainforests. All of these are important consequences from destroying one of the richest sources of life on earth (9). ... Rainforests exist in more than one area in the world. Also these effects deal not only with the people of the certain area that the rainforests are in. ...
Newman also provides statistics on the amount of tropical rainforests located in different countries around the world. Rainforests currently exist in Brazil, Indonesia, Zaire, Peru, Colombia, India, Bolivia, Papua New Guinea, Venezuela, and Burma. These countries account for seventy-five percent of rainforests all over the world, while there are small regions in several other countries that make up the last twenty-five percent. Brazil contains the biggest portion of all the rainforests, but they do exist all over the globe (25). ... Rainforests are not secluded to one specific region of the globe. ... The rainforests may be somewhat reduced, but they still exist throughout the world. ...
Virginia Morell adds to the idea that the problem involving the rainforests is very global. ... There are a huge amount of insects and plants in the rainforests, and only a fraction of them have been fully discovered (6).
Tim Laman also talks about how species and the people who want to study them are affected by the destruction of the rainforests around the globe. ... Few people have experienced them, and few ever will unless these beautiful rainforests are preserved. ... This is yet another serious global implication of getting rid of the rainforests (485). ... Whether it be damaging the atmosphere and causing global warming or damaging several plants that could be used for medicine, these are all damaging effect to the world and are extreme social problems. ... If everything favored preserving the rainforests, everyone would agree and try their best to preserve them. However, there are people who would favor destroying the rainforests in order to help out their economy and for other business reasons. ...
Andrew Revkin mentions why some countries would rather remove some of the rainforests to make room for what they need it for. ... So as could be expected, the Brazilians are not really pleased when Americans and other people accuse them of crimes for burning trees in the rainforests. ... If rainforests are preserved, it will have the effect of possibly restricting economies and ability to trade certain goods. On the other hand, destroying them has several damaging effects on the environment and society. ...
The scope of this issue involving the rainforests can best be explained by looking at it through the functionalist perspective.
Approximate Word count = 3920
Approximate Pages = 15.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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