Tania 26

Hi Everyone,
Here is my letter to the editor:

Mt Skinner Station
PO Box 8548
ALICE SPRINGS NT 0871

10 September 2009

The Editor
Centralian Advocate
PO Box 2254
ALICE SPRINGS NT 0871

Dear Madam/Sir

SAVE THE RAINFORESTS BY STOPPING LOGGING.

Rainforests are disappearing. A major reason for this is that they are being logged for paper, wood chips and timber.

Firstly, the rainforest animals are losing their habitat and becoming extinct. The animals have to move to new areas and these areas become overcrowded and the food supply becomes short so some animals just can’t survive. Over 35 species of animals become extinct each day because the forest is being destroyed and the animals don’t have enough warning to move on.

Secondly, rainforest plants are being damaged and are becoming extinct. The plants are needed to keep the soil together and to keep the nutrients in the ground. Without the plants some of the animals won’t survive.

Another reason is the soil becomes too poor so no plants will grow. The water from the rain runs off the bare ground and within 10 years it becomes a desert.

Lastly, too many trees are being damaged. For every tree that is used 5 are damaged by machinery. These trees are then wasted and are left to rot.

Therefore, I believe rainforests should be saved so that rainforest animals and plants don’t become extinct. If something isn’t done now there will be no rainforests by 2050 and that will be very sad. The rich countries need to help the poor countries with their debt so that they don’t need to sell the rainforest timber to make quick money. If the interest rate that these countries have to pay to the rich countries was lowered, the poor countries could find other ways to make money.


Yours faithfully
Tania Barber
Tania Barber