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A 5 page paper discussing current thinking on the plight of the subsistence farmer responsible for the greatest portion of destruction of the world's rainforests. Though outside groups often sought commercial development of the world's rainforests while well-meaning groups held meaningless protests, environmentalists in recent years have developed pragmatic views of the growing problem. It has not been the 'evil corporation' seeking its own profits regardless of the costs involved, but rather a combination of poor fiscal policies, ineffective social programs and too-rapid population growth that have taken the greatest toll. True reduction of the devastation lies in social approaches in the nations in which the rainforests are located. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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continued destruction of the rainforest. Many of the worlds population are forced to live on whatever they can grow, and many of those have been edged out by larger
agricultural concerns. As large installations take over small farms, those with little or no land are forced into marginal areas where they can at least grow food for their
families. Myers (1999) says that these marginal farmers are rapidly increasing around the world. In areas of rainforest growth, the "slash and burn" farmer has had local impact
but generally caused no long-range harm to the future of the rainforest. Now, however, "their growing numbers, as well as the decreasing forest areas, are bringing about environmental disaster"
(Myers, 1999; p. 20). Rainforests are located around the world and not all are tropical, but the situation in developing nations remains similar
among all rainforest locations. As example, as recently as 30 years ago the Philippine rainforest occupied more than 60 percent of the nations territory, and much of it was
upland forest seen to be unsuitable for other use (Myers, 1999). A combination of factors beginning in the 1970s led to rapid population growth, a great swelling in the
numbers of subsistence farmers and increased growth of land controlled by large holdings. Today, "one-thirtieth of the total number of farms and plantations take up one-quarter of the agricultural
land" (Myers, 1999; p. 20), and poor farmers have fled to the hills in an effort to grow the food needed to feed their families. While the government allows
subsidies for cash-crop farming, there are no programs in place designed to assist the subsistence farmer. Logging is seen as a prime destructive
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