Rainforest Synthesis Essay

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The over-extraction of resources from the Earth due to human activity, is ruining many diverse environments, and could potentially destroy entire ecosystems. Many consequences will follow, not only to the wild existences, but to humans as well. Not only is the planet’s atmosphere deteriorating and the homeostasis negatively changing, but species of insect, plant, and animal will go extinct. Some people believe this to be a minor issue, when individually looking at the extinction of life forms or the health of the Earth. But in the bigger picture, with a disfigured food chain, humans will be effected due to their high standing within the food chain, thus making the results of climate change a significant issue. An environment that concerns the problems of extinction, a decaying atmosphere, and the destruction of the Earth’s homeostasis, is the rainforest. While for a section of time, efforts of activist groups and governments greatly and positively impacted the rainforests, the undertaking of saving the rainforest slowed down to a complete stop, and destruction continues instead. The rainforests …show more content…

Specifically, with the rainforest, humans cannot abruptly stop taking resources because society depends largely on the jobs, profits, and materials that the rainforest provides. Gradually, if the rainforest is managed correctly, it can sustain society, while thriving simultaneously (Taylor, 4). This dramatically contradicts Turner’s statement that the wild cannot be controlled. The biggest flaw is that human tendencies cannot be changed considerable, let alone instantly. This bring up why it is important to change our behavior as a society and how it will be very difficult to get a majority consensus, so what is the point. It would be very hard to get society to prioritize the environment, but even harder to get to an

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