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!
Wade Augustus
AKA: Wadey | Title: Sales Manager
Description:
Wade is the ultimate professional and all that meet him, love him. Hard working, intelligent & honest. He is an asset to the EEG Group & is the main driving force behind the growth of our Innovate Energy Division.
There’s Something Special about Wade:
A Man of God first! He loves nature, athletics & is rather quite fashionable. Always looking to improve & to create change for the greater good.
Wade is completing he’s 3rd Year Degree in BCom Industrial & Organisational Psychology through the Eco-Cycle Uni-Fund (How Cool!)
