The main reason why rainforests are being destroyed is because the value of rainforest land is perceived as only the value of its timber by certain governments and logging companies who benefit greatly with the wood they claim from the forests. Nearly half of the world’s species of plants, animals, and microorganisms will be destroyed or severely threatened over the next quarter century from the cause of this rainforest deforestation. This really makes me angry because I do not understand why anyone would think that killing millions of species is okay, just to cut down some trees. It also bothers me that these people think that they are entitled to cut them down. These forests have been around much longer then us, so for people to “claim” the land and ruin a beautiful ecosystem for their personal gain makes me sick.
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