Forests and the Planet

Forests and the Planet are huge concerns on many minds now days. The writer of this article explains how we are not doing enough to help the world. “An estimated 30 million acres of rain forest disappear every year, destroying biodiversity and pouring billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.” Global warming is becoming more and more dangerous as we do less and less to take care of the world. The writer also explains how we are generating all this gas and pollution from our cars and trucks, and it is too much for our Earth to handle. The bill for global warming is $60 billion every year. We need to take the extra effort and take responsibility for our actions.

On the contrary, I believe in some parts of the world, people are taking initiative to make the world a better place. I recently visited Puerto Rico and there I found my counter example. We went to a rain forest and our tour guide told us that next year, they will be building a parking lot before entering the rain forest. The reason for that is because many plants are dying due to cars and their gas. If a parking lot is built before entering the rain forest, many plants are able to be healthy and live longer. But I do agree with the author of the article. We cannot just have one part of the world doing all the work. We all are the reason the Earth is struggling to survive, and we need to help it.