Greenpeace and the Illegal Mahogany Trade in Brazil

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This paper examines how Greenpeace has developed into a worldwide organization that protests throughout the world on many of today's most pressing environmental issues. In particular, it looks at how the illegal mahogany industry leads to the cutting of other species of trees illegally, which in turn leads to widespread destruction of the Amazon and how loggers are able to launder illegal mahogany through the fraudulent use of official documents. The paper discusses Greenpeace's involvement in bringing these issues to light and their fight for the world to understand the consequences of the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.

From the Paper:

"Paulo Adario, coordinator of Greenpeace's Amazon campaign commented that the clearings in the rainforest are large enough to be seen from a satellite (Rainforest Action Network). In an ABC News report, Greenpeace warned that the Amazon could potentially disappear within the next fifty years (ABC News Online). In the same report, Adario pointed out that only one percent of the Amazon was destroyed between the years 1500 and 1970. In the three following decades fifteen percent of the forest have been cleared, an area bigger than France (Rodgers). It is possible that several species of animals and insects will be wiped out even before they are discovered (Monbiot 5). Another hazard associated with logging is that the decaying process of destroyed vegetation contributes to the problem of global warming when the carbon is released into the atmosphere (Rodgers)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• ABC News Online. "Greenpeace Fears For Amazon's Future." 21 November 2001. Online. Netscape. 8 April 2002. Available: http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:ZVDm2dw6wQoC:www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/featureitems/s422009.htm+abc+greenpeace&hl=en.
• Environmental News Network. "Greenpeace Unveils Illegal Logging On Indian Land." 27 September 2001. Online. Netscape. 6 April 2002. Available: www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2001/09/09272001/reu_45092.asp+mahogany+greenpeace&hl=en.
• Gennino, Angela. Amazonia: Voices From The Rainforest. San Francisco: Rainforest Action Network, 1990.
• Greenpeace International. Online. Netscape. 6 April 2002. Available: www.greenpeace.org
• Monbiot, George. Amazon Watershed. London: Michael Joseph LTD, 1991.

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