But the forests are going. At the present rate of destruction most countries will lose their rain forests within our life-time. And with the forests will go hundreds of thousands of unique and irreplaceable life forms that can survive nowhere else.
Many will become extinct even before they have been described by science. Their importance to nature’s balance and their possible contribution to human welfare will never be known. But at last some countries are beginning to realize that the rain forests justify their existence by being there.
And tiny Costa Rica, by its example, has become a world leader in conservation. One quarter of its land is given some measure of protection and a full eight per cent is permanently protected in National parks.
If other nations will follow Costa Rica is example there is hope.
written by: Rita Sádio
posted by: Isabel Brito da Luz
Many will become extinct even before they have been described by science. Their importance to nature’s balance and their possible contribution to human welfare will never be known. But at last some countries are beginning to realize that the rain forests justify their existence by being there.
And tiny Costa Rica, by its example, has become a world leader in conservation. One quarter of its land is given some measure of protection and a full eight per cent is permanently protected in National parks.
If other nations will follow Costa Rica is example there is hope.
written by: Rita Sádio
posted by: Isabel Brito da Luz
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