the loss of information content as each species is eliminated, and second there is the resultant decreased stability, which may lead to the loss of the whole ecosystem.”(Boughy 19)Carbon dioxide is the major gas involved in the greenhouse effect, which causes global warming. “Human activities are altering the concentrations of “greenhouse’ gases in the atmosphere.”(Noss 23) Tropical forests store an immense amount of carbon; each acre holds about 180 metric tons. Deforestation allows the carbon that was stored in the trunks to escape and combine with oxygen to form into carbon dioxide. From 1850-1950, deforestation has released 122 billion metric tons into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide increases the greenhouse effect which creates global warming. Global warming will enable ice caps to melt, which in turn will cause flooding. Deforestation of the rain forest is a threat to life all over the world. “Since the the Amazon rainforests are one of the most highly endangered habitats there is a great need for botanic gardens in the tropics to undertake conservation projects.”(Scott 182) There is no one solution for saving the rain forests. “Worldwide boycotts are the most effective ways of stopping rain forest destruction.”(Kristula 1997) The countries which hold the rain forests need them for their resources which is essential for the economy of their country. Until these countries are economically stable and don’t need to continue deforestation, the problem will not go away. The world is going to have to come together in order to for it to be fixed.There are many projects out there working to help the conservation of the Amazon and the other forest of the world. Which help to preserve small portions of land. Some of these conservation projects are offered to the public, some of which allow people to adopt pieces of land for a fee. These projects by themselves are not ...
