Rainforests are being cut and burned form Brazil to Indonesia at such a rate that they could well disappear from the earth's surface before the year 2050. They are being cleared for valuable timber and other resources to speed up the economic growth of the nations in which they are located. The most recent figures show that the area of rainforest destroyed last year alone was bigger than the size of Great Britain and Ireland.If the present rate of deforestation is allowed to continue, the consequences for the earth will be great.
从巴西到印尼,热带雨林正在被砍伐,正在被烧毁,其速度非常之快,以致于到不了2050年,热带雨林就会被砍光烧光而从地球表面上彻底消失。为了获取贵重木材和其他资源,以加速处于热带雨林国家的经济发展,热带雨林正在逐渐被砍伐得干干净净一棵树都不剩了。最近的统计数字表明,仅去年一年被吸掉的热带雨林的面积比英国和爱尔兰两国的面积加起来还大。如果听任现在的热带雨林被毁掉的百分比继续发展下去,给整个地球所带来的后果将是十分严重的。