"Implications Posting"

At the current rate of deforestation, 13 million hectares of forests lost per year, rainforests could be completely destroyed in less than 40 years! Consequently, the whole world will be negatively affected by this. Global warming will increase drastically because there will be a lot less trees to absorb carbon dioxide and turn it into oxygen. Loss of the rainforests will create a major dent in biodiversity. Many endangered animals of the rainforests such as the orangutan will become extinct, affecting the entire ecosystem of rainforest areas. Also, many remedies derived from plants will no longer be available and the possibility of finding a cure for cancer decreases tremendously. Lastly, native people of the rainforests will no longer be able to thrive here; forcing them to live an unfamiliar world where they will have a hard time assimilating into the busy and at times cruel world of "civilized society;" this will be a great loss to the diverse aspect of the world and the many unique cultures of it.