It is the tendency throughout many parts of South America to express concern for the loss of beauty, biodiversity and opportunity of the Amazon only after large areas of forest is torn down for human "needs".
The Brazilian government is aiming for 25 percent of dense forests to come under sustainable forest management, a total of nearly 12 million acres (4 million hectares) of an state called Acre .
The state will use its buying power to demonstrate its commitment to certified sustained forestry; the government has promised to gradually replace state timber purchases with certified goods from forest areas that are being sustained. And he has replaced old furniture from the governor's official residence with certified pieces and he is replacing state school desks and chairs with certified furniture. .
Certification will make Acre's products more appealing to consumers in national and international markets, providing an edge over neighbouring states. And certification is beneficial for Acre's native tribes people. The Antimari Forest supports many communities of indigenous people whose livelihood depends on the sustainability of the forest. .
A vast expanse of green that stretches over 2 million square miles, the Amazon River Basin supplies 20 percent of the Earth's freshwater. Covering an area nearly the size of Europe, it is the world's largest river basin. The Amazon is also home to countless species of wildlife many of these can only be found in the Amazon and may hold cures for diseases that have not yet been discovered like new cancer and HIV treatments. With more than one-third of all the species in the world, the Amazon has the greatest bio- diversity on Earth. Many of its species exist nowhere else.
The National Academy of Science estimates that rainforests are being destroyed at the rate of 50 million acres (the size of England, Scotland and Wales combined) per year. Consequently, saving these precious areas has become an urgent environmental cause.
The central theme to this course is the concept of sustainable development. ... Peterson also outlined six problems dealing with sustainable development. ... All this is due to rapid industrialization without sustainable development. ... This demonstrates what the heart of sustainable development is. ... The second problem related to sustainable development is air and water pollution. ...
