AMAZON RAINFOREST UNDER THREAT

On April 25, 2012, Brazil's congress passed a legislation known as the Forest Code that takes the Amazon rainforest  protection under law away-and grants amnesty to people accused of illegal logging. The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, has until May 25, 2013 to decide whether to pass  the law or not. The Forest Code could also be applied to other key ecosystems in the region. Rainforests are home to many exotic species, many of which humans haven't even discovered, so to expose this extremely exotic and key habitat to human greed is a death sentence. Luckily, organizations like WWF are urging Rousseff to resist this terrible threat. But if you ask me, I'd say the rainforest needs every bit of sincere support it can possibly get.

-PJ

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