10% of the worlds wilderness lost since 1993!

[thetyreman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37307519

this one really gets you thinking about the sustainability and future of wood...

 

[John15]

It's happening alright, no doubt about it. I've had several visits to remote parts of South America and seen first hand, particularly in the Amazon Basin of Peru and Brazil, the gradual destruction of the Rainforest from logging, ranching and mining. Regrettably, due to corruption at the highest level it's difficult to see how it can be stopped.

John

 

[lurker]

I believe civilisation has managed to penetrate into some parts of Essex

 

[MIGNAL]

10% doesn't sound a lot but 3.3 million sq. km's does!

 

[thetyreman]

10% doesn't sound a lot but 3.3 million sq. km's does!

if in 20 years 10% can be lost, that means in 40 years 20% will be lost, 80 years 40%, that's right 40% of the worlds forests will be lost if we continue at the current rate, to me that is pretty disturbing, I hope there is some progress in the next decade, we will see.

 

[transatlantic]

I don't understand how the people behind the corruption can do this to THEIR OWN future generations.

Humans are a parasite.

 

[finneyb]

I've just started a 5 week online course 3hrs per week on Earth Observations from Space . https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/opt ... servation/
As a part of that course there is a 15 min TEDx video that shows what happening and what satellites can do to alert authorities. http://www.bfe-inf.org/info/tedx-talk-satellite-data

Course is free as are all the Future Learn courses, if anyone wants to look at what's available.

Brian