This is some very depressing news about the rainforests in Papua New Guinea. According to an article on bbc.co.uk satellite images have revealed how the rainforests in Papua New Guinea have been rapidly cut down over the last 30 years. If the deforestation continues at the same speed more than half of the country’s forests will be lost by 2021!

The rainforests in Papua New Guinea is actually the world’s third largest rainforest and contains an estimated 6-7% of the planet’s species so this region is very important.
Although there has been some conservation measurements to protect the area it seems to have failed because there are being cut down as many trees within the protected zones as there are outside them.

I hope the Papua new Guinea government takes this serious and really protect the important rainforests. The Western world should also help poorer countries since they often have their main income from natural resources like timber.
The big logging companies should be punished for their criminal behavior and be put out of business! One thing we as consumers can do is boycotting wood coming from endangered rainforests. Check out rainforestweb.org for more information on how you can help the rainforests.