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natives of the rainforest into giving them their land. This oil company was

unsuccessful in trying to illegally force the people of the rainforest to sign

away rights to the land which would violate the Ecuadorian and international law

protecting indigenous people. This will hopefully set an example for the

companies of the rest of the world who want to cut down the precious rainforest

(http://www.davesite.com/rainforests/review4.shtml).

Although the destruction of the rainforest seems as if it is a problem

that only world leaders can attack, it is definitely something that a person as

an individual can protest. Many people have boycotted fast food restaurants

that serve hamburgers that came from cattle raised on rainforest land. If there

is no demand, then companies will stop raising cattle on land cleared from a

rainforest. Also, an individual could help by not buying furniture products

made from rosewood, mahogany, ebony, or teakwood, materials that are most likely

from the rainforest. In many cases, people have taken it upon themselves to

adopt acres of the rainforest. The 1996 Tropical Rainforest Coalition has

stated that it would cost only forty-five dollars to “adopt” one acre of the

rainforest. This amount of money would fund land acquisition, legal fees, and

security costs which would make sure that the adopted land would be protected

(http://www.davesite.com/rainforests/review5.shtml).

The destruction of the rainforest is a problem that the people of the

world can not continue to ignore. 14 percent of the Earth’s land used to be

covered by rainforests yet this number has dropped significantly to only about 6

percent (http://www.ran.org/ran/info_center/index.html). Rainforests provide

the people of the world with many necessities, some of which would no longer be

available if rainforests did not exist. In the last 50 years, rainforests have

declined at a terrifying speed of 150 acres per minute or 75 million acres per

year (http://www.ran.org/ran/info_center/index.html). People must open their

eyes to the horrible tragedy that will inevitably occur if the citizens of the

world do not realize the seriousness of this problem.

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