Deforestation
Learn More about Deforestation and Educate Others
“Change starts with education. If people are aware of their impact on the earth, they’ll make smarter choices.” ~ Filmmaker Rob Stewart
Within this section, you will find some great articles, books, reports, videos and documentaries with more information about deforestation and what you can do to stop it. Post them to your friends’ Facebook walls, use them in school projects and inform others about what’s going on to become an Active Global Citizen.
Take Action: Sign up for Earth Watchers, monitor the forests and provide usable intelligence to stop deforestation http://dfa.tigweb.org/about/?section=earthwatchers
Get Involved: Join DeforestAction http://dfa.tigweb.org/action/
Make a Commitment: Avoid Palm oil, a crop directly related to Deforestation http://commit.tigweb.org/reduce-consumption-of-palm-oil
Blog: Here’s a guy who spent a YEAR counting the rolls of toilet paper he used. Turns out it’s more than he thought! How much do you think you use? http://joshmadison.com/2007/05/09/toilet-paper-usage-analysis/
Report: This gives a history of how humans have used forests–and how deforestation has ended civilizations. It also has good stats on forests today. http://www.fao.org
Article: This article is from a researcher at Yale who looks at the pros and cons of putting a price on our forests. http://e360.yale.edu
Report: The US government explains exactly what corn is used for in the country–it might not be what you think! http://www.ers.usda.gov
Website: Find out how much each part of the US spends on agricultural subsidies http://farm.ewg.org/index.php
Infographic: This article from The Economist shows the amount of paper each country uses, and explains that we actually are using more paper than ever; even with our heavy compute use! http://www.economist.com
Video: “Saving Madagascar’s Forests” produced by National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Video: WWF video on “Deforestation”: http://worldwildlife.org/videos/deforestation
Video: A video showing and explaining the destruction occurring in the South American Rainforest. http://www.teachertube.com