User:Isabel Ramona Corte

Rainforests- Mining

Mining operations in Rainforests have an environmental impact on our earth. Diamonds, gold, copper and other special metals and stones are important resources, and are found in Rainforests all around the world. In the Amazon Rainforest most mining is revolved around gold. Mining isn’t all that good; it comes with a price, nor just for Mining Companies but our earth. Mining involves logging down our trees and polluting the air, hence Rainforests are known to be “The Lungs of the Earth” because their trees give us oxygen. With trees being logged down precious, rare species of animals are losing their habitats and being extinct. The size of 3,000 football fields are being destroyed within every hour, at least 72,000 in 24 hours. We, the world could help this problem by reducing, recycling and reusing.