Rainforest Destruction

Rainforest destruction is considered a hot topic these days. We have been getting warnings from Climatologists that say if we continue to cut down the trees in the rainforest areas not only will make many species of animal extinct but also help the problem of global warming.

These are stark warnings but if you take a step back and look at the situation is it really bad? It is easy for us to condemn this behaviour from the comfort of our own homes far away from where it actually takes place. If you go to the places in question however often what you will find is logging is the only way to make a living and provide for your family. It is for this reason I would say that logging itself was not 'bad' as if you were to stop it agreat amount of hardship would fall on people. What is really 'bad' are the things that require the destruction of the rainforest, not the destruction itself. Large corporations, the prime example being McDonalds clear Rainforest to farm cattle for their burgers or the palm oil industry cuts large swathes to fill the world's cooking oil needs. These are the real people doing 'bad' and until they can be countered the destruction shall continue.