"Theory Posting"

I believe that the two sides of the binary issue of deforestation stem from seeing the value of rainforests in two different lights. The side that includes logging companies and governments see only the short term benefits of deforestation. Many economies of smaller countries rely on making wood products and cultivating crops such as palm oil for a substantial amount of revenue. The other side looks at more of the long term effects of deforestation. I think that it is currently considered a "binary" issue because most people are unaware of the grave state of the rainforests; we can blow it off because deforestation is not something that directly affects us, yet. So, even if people are anti-deforestation, until they actually start being pro-active about it, they might as well be pro-deforestation. An order to bring an end to these polarized sides, both sides need to come to a comprise on the situation. Anti-deforestation people need to accept that deforestation will probably never come to an end completely and that such radical proposals are thus unhelpful to the problem, and pro-deforestation people need to practice more environmentally friendly cultivation methods, and afforestation in all affected forests.