WWF's Amazon & Rainforest Conservation Program

National Geographic chronicles initial steps taken by the World Wildlife Fund in conserving a crucial part of the Amazon Rainforest. See how an expedition lead by Claudio Maretti is taking these crucial steps in wildlife and forest conservation.

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• Rainforest Conservation
• Amazon
• National Geographic
• Claudio Maretti
• Conservation
• Rainforest Destruction
• WWF
• World Wildlife Fund

[BlackXLilymon]

I am proud to be a Tree Hugger!

[Atrax1207]

@ShereKhanTiger Hey, america is telling (demanding is the better word) everyone what to do, how to do it and even when to do it. But it never happened the other way around. :(

I don't think that is right to tear down whole rainforest b/c of soy, there must be a better way. Only thing is that ppl are not willing to stop and think, they always do everything right of the bat and most times it turns out that they've fucked up everything. :(

I hope they'll find a better way.

Take care.

[alexrogers411]

@alexrogers411

I meant to say: WWF: ATTITUDE!

[alexrogers411]

The only way to resolve this issue is in A STEEL CAGE!!

WWF: The EXTREME!

[ShereKhanTiger]

Are you sure that the cattle operations are not worth more? Because the largest buyer of South American beef is McDonalds, followed closely by China, Japan and South Korea. They can sell their beef at a lower price than in the U.S. because of much lower oversight and safety regs, but still, that is a lot of money flowing in for their beef industry. Timber is low because those types of trees are poor compared to pine/oak/maple/etc. for various uses other than paper products.

[Richard482]

The latest statistics show that rainforest land converted to cattle operations yields the land owner $60 per acre and if timber is harvested, the land is worth $400 per acre. However, if these renewable and sustainable resources are harvested, the land will yield the land owner $2,400 per acre.

[Richard482]

Experts agree that by leaving the rainforests intact and harvesting it's many nuts, fruits, oil-producing plants, and medicinal plants, the rainforest has more economic value than if they were cut down to make grazing land for cattle or for timber.

[Richard482]

Unfortunately what they doon't release is that more than 20% of the worlds oxygen comes from the Amazon

[NickyAmerica]

Get a Fucking job.

[ShereKhanTiger]

yah, I mentioned that. About ten years ago the U.S. was the worlds largest producer of soy in the world, yet America's consumption of soy was so small that it was impossible to track. It was all export. Then the economy for agriculture goes bad, and American farmers are forced to find another cash crop to stay alive, so they switch to ethanol corn. The world still demands Soy, so Brazil steps in, tears down more rain forest to grow Soy at a higher price than the U.S. making a lot of money.