"Self-Analysis Post"

Throughout my journey as a first time blogger, I see how I have grown so much from only knowing that the rainforests are pretty, and that they would be gone soon, to knowing all the resources of the rainforests, and all of the implications deforestation brings. For example, I did not know that many indigenous tribes were being destroyed, or that orangutans are becoming extinct because of deforestation.I have learned that it is crucial to be unbiased and to consider all sides of the issue. At first, I was ignorant to the fact of how much rainforests contribute to the economies of many small countries, such as Malaysia, with the selling of tropical hardwoods, and cultivation of the number one fruit crop, palm oil. At first, the only solution I knew of, or thought best, was to completely stop deforestation. However, now that I see the world is reliant upon the rainforests in its living, and deforested state, that is probably not the best or simplest solution. I've learned that methods such as afforestation, or growing bamboo in place of the hardwood trees, is a more probable solution, with advantages to both sides.