What are the main ideas of: Every second, 1 hectare of the world's rainforest is destroyed.
equivalent to two football fields. An area the size of New York City
every day. In a year, that adds up to 31 million hectares - more th
Land area of Poland. This alarming rate of destruction has
consequences for the environment; scientists estimate, for examp
137 species of plant, insect or animal become extinct every day
ogging in British Columbia, where, since 1990, thirteen ral
have been cleareut 142 species of salmon have already
and the habitat of grizzly bears, wolves and many
Features are threatened. Legging, however, provides jobs, profit
overnment and eap products of all kinds for consun
e government is reluctant to restrict or control it.​