Friday, May 20, 2005

Breaking news! (It's bad)

Amazon deforestation is up. About 10,000 square miles were lost in 2004, or an area the size of Maryland. Chopped down, hauled off to sawmills, burned, etc. It's gone. Instead we have fields of soybeans. That's it, I am off tofu and edamame. What's really needed is to consume responsibly. We should be eating soy products that are locally grown. Buying local produce supports local farmers, reduces fossil fuel use and, you never know, might even save an acre or two of rainforest. You can read a collection of news reports about the Brazilian government survey posted on the website.

1 comment:

Roger Harris said...

Hi lolo,

There are several programs like the one you describe. Did you try visiting our Amazon conservation links pages? These should give you some ideas of where to get started