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Published online 12 March 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/452134a
Brazil goes to war against logging
It represents half of the world's rainforest and is home to one-third of Earth's species, yet the Amazon has one of the highest rates of deforestation. Jeff Tollefson looks at efforts to curb the problem.
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It will be no long term solution for rain forests whereas do exit mono culture practices to feed live stocks and support increasing human world populations;on the other hand the bio fuel farming can be a limitation to achieve a self sustainable condition. I believe that much more efforts must be done for Advanced agriculture technologies, with improved nutrients management and on the oher side , develope food industries , in order to balance protein production by square areas. Dont forgget guys , that phosphate mineral reservoirs are one the main bases for food production; and it will be exausted in less than 100 years ...