Top 5 facts about deforestation
1) A lot of football fields
130,000 square kilometers of forests are cut down or burned every year - equivalent to 3 times the area of Denmark. This is equal to clearing a football field every 1.4 seconds.
2) The reason: everyday products
The main reasons for the loss of forests are production of timber, making room for farming cattle, soy and palm oil. Clearing forests for palm oil plantations is a growing problem. Palm oil is used to produce bio-fuels and cosmetics.
3) Main climate factor
The clearing of forests is a big contributor to global climate change. About 20 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions comes from the clearing of tropical forests.
4) We could be approaching a tipping point
In the Amazon, the loss of a critical mass of rain forest could trigger further dieback moving the forest into a vicious circle of self re-inforcing destruction.
5) What to do?
It is possible to buy forest-friendly products, but it's not always easy tell them apart from those that are not. The Forest Disclosure and the Forest Stewardship Council are working to make it easier. Look for products with their labels!
Marthinus Steyn
AKA: Thinus ; T-Money ; Meneer Steyn | Title: Chief Financial Officer
Description:
Thinus is EEG’s money man. He is a quiet and reserved man but extremely observant. When he speaks he always has something relevant to say. With a calm tone of voice and with an incredibly easy smile, Thinus has a killer sense of humour and his comedic timing is always spot-on with a touch of sarcasm.
There’s something special about Marthinus:
Thinus is a truly dedicated family man doing everything for his family and close friends. T-Money is passionate about wildlife having worked as financial manager in a wildlife reserve in the Waterberg area of the Limpopo Province. His deep love and respect for Nature only grew in the time spent there also becoming an avid anti-poaching and rhino conservation advocate.
Marthinus is a CA (SA) Chartered Accountant.
