It would not be wrong to say that nature and Man sometimes go hand-in-hand in destroying the rainforests. A single cyclone or flood, or a mining site or oil plantation can tear down an entire rainforest which must have taken millions of years to form! Several animal and plant species can vanish from the Earth just like that!
Shocking but true, tropical rainforests are vanishing from the Earth’s face at a rate of 80,000 acres every day. Whatever area remains is just the size of the United States and China combined and hardly holds its original richness.
Growing international concern and efforts seem futile. Deforestation still thrusts its negative impact upon species extinction and exhaustion of resources.
However, experts opine that the pace of this devastation can be slowed down or even stopped or reversed. But how?
The answer is forest conservation, a feasible and more effective approach undertaken by various people and organizations. The efforts under this approach follow the principle of sustainable use of forest reserves. Thus, diminishing rainforests are restored, rehabilitated, and developed to a great extent. Establishing protected areas too can go a long way in realizing long-term benefits for mankind.
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