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Originally Posted by SuckOnThis
If you did research this you would know how the rain forests effect the climate of the planet. The US is not on a seperate planet. Rainforests are a key element of global weather systems. Destroying them alters the Hydrological Cycle-causing drought, flooding and soil erosion in areas where events were previously rare. The cutting and destruction of the Rainforests also changes the albedo or reflectivity of the Earth's Surface, which in turn alters wind and ocean current patterns, and changes rain fall distribution.
As far as our forests doing better if they are logged, I believe this to be total bullshit and a theory created by the logging industry. Have you ever even been in a forest? I have lived within minutes of some of the most prestigious forests in the country for the past 40 years and I can tell you they do just fine on their own. There was a reason why this law was in place, to protect our national forests. They do not do better logged, a forest is a natural habitat that is quite capable of taking care of itself without mans intervention.
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What I spoke above was US forests, what happens in other countries who do not practive proper management and so on is indeed sad. I was not speaking about other countries and that is why I made sure to say US when typing it.
I can not alter someones beliefs on a subject. Forests however do indeed do better when properly logged.
Now have I even ever been in a forest? Did you bother to take a look at my location? I have also lived in and around forests most of my entire life.
Laws may have reasons at the time they are put into place. This does not make them true nor absolute.
Natural forests have a nasty tendancy to burn without mans intervention. If we allow forests to grow without selective logging and replacement they litterally turn into a disaster waiting to happen. What is also funny about many of those national forests, when they do catch fire which they often do what are we allowed to do? Oh yeah just let them burn out on their own. Small hint when the forest burns to the ground it has to be restarted which take a great deal of time naturally.