The Facts:

Scary Facts:
An area of forest equal to 20 football or rugby pitches are
lost ever minute.    “Earths Observatory”

If the current rate of deforestation continues the worlds rain forest
will vanish within 100 years, some say 2050.
The effects will be catastrophic, eliminating the majority of plant and animal species.

An estimated 137 species disappear worldwide each day.
The loss of these species will have a great impact on our planet.

25% of all medicines come from the forests.

121 prescription drugs sold worldwide come from plant-derived sources in the Rainforest.

Remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years

1.5 acres of rainforest are lost every second! Translated, 20,000 square miles a year. 200,000 acres of rainforest are burned every day. That is over 150 acres lost every minute of every day, 78 million acres each year. Some scientists claim that areas as large as the state of Delaware are being cleared every month. The size of England, Wales and Scotland combined.

Amazon Rainforest has been described as the "Lungs of our Planet" as more than 20% of our Oxygen is produced there!

What we can do:
A low carbon energy future is essential.
Use wood sparingly.
Use energy efficiently
Recycle
Plant Indigenous trees.
Use your car less.
Cycle and walk more.
Replace bulbs with Long Life types

As our company grows we want to be able to offer our products
as all organic and recycled. If your company can offer recycled
wood and leather or organic materials we would love to hear
from you.