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Yes, the planet will survive, just as it has for millions of years. And the debate over how to save it will also go on. But one thing is certain-we are destroying our natural resources faster than they can be replaced. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a dangerous equation, an equation for disaster. The global population is increasing, and along with it the need for more food …

…thus discouraging the razing. I want my children's children, and their children, to see the world as I have seen it, before all the animals are gone and there is no clean water left, and the only place left to see the rainforest is through pictures in a book. I have seen the jungle jaguar quenching his thirst beside an Amazon stream, beneath the verdant canopy of the rainforest. I want to see it again.