Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest It is simply a matter of time before there may no longer be an Amazon rainforest. Numerous factors contribute to the forest's destruction but, the main threat is an economic one. The dependence of the Brazilian citizens on wood from the country's forest for fuel and export as well as income from mining in forest areas has resulted in deforestation of the Amazon. Environmental activists and animal rights supporters from …showed first 75 words of 2161 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2161 total…the rain forest. (Hope for the Future, 1) The rainforests are a very important resource in life. Without them this world would be very different, and certainly for the worse. If there are not some major scientific discoveries or the destruction of the rainforest is not stopped, then all of us will suffer a tremendous loss. This loss would take the form of many species becoming extinct and significant changes in the world's climate and environment.