"We know there will be problems in environmental terms, many

serious problems, but it is a matter of economics. There won't be any

complete disaster, and what we cannot solve, well, that's the price we have

There is a constant war that is being fought in the rainforests of

South America. The death toll is one that far surpasses any other war in

history. Vietnam and World War II had minimal loss of life compared to this

never ending battle. It is predicted that by the year 2020, the casualties will

reach 150 per day. This total does not even include the loss of human life

due to the lack of oxygen and the unsuitable living conditions. This

horrible scenario would be the result of mankind's failure to cooperate and

live in harmony with the environment, especially the rainforest of South

America. In the end, the destruction of the rainforests will mean the

The devastation of the rainforest may be compared to playing a

game of Russian Roulette. One-forth of existing medicines are derived

from tropical plants whose homes are in the rainf

environmentalist and scientists never had much weight on the conscience

3. Catherine Caufield, In the Rainforest (New York: Random House,

rain forest and convert it to pastures. The U.S. does not offer much help,

some way shape or form there will be drastic changes in the climate as a

materials such as rattan will soon be available in much smaller quantities.

around the world trying to gain support in his fight against the destruction

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