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#8 ....................... A Publication Of SchoolNet Global
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In This Issue
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The information about the plight of the Amazon Rainforest initially came to us from Roman Tomczak in Geneva Switzerland. The text was in French. Enter Karina Sylvie Myer from Oxford Community School in Oxfordshire UK, she kindly did the translation. In passing she mentioned: “One of the projects we are going to do is to do with energy saving. A huge project between Italy, France, Spain and Britain.”
From this beginning we move on to some powerful material from SchoolNet Global students. Material that shows us that young people think and care deeply about the world around them. We conclude with a poem that is worth reading in whole. So, click on More and read the whole thing.
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The Brazilian Congress has voted to reduce the Amazon forest by 50% of its resources.
The actual area to be used is four time the size of Portugal. It is going to be mainly used for agriculture and crops. The resources taken such as the wood, would be sold to International Companies. The wood would be sold in rough, as trunks.
Unfortunately, it is a fact that, without the trees in The Amazon area, the soil is useless. It is an acid ground and the area is well known for its frequent flooding. Many projects, in the past, have been undertaken and abounded for that matter. We can count about 160000km of deserted project area till today.
When the wood is cut and treated, it releases the trapped carbon in its layers. The quantity of this released carbon is significant and might be a major factor to the global warming effect and the variations in the weather.
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Our Luxury Lifestyle
by laura (10)
Townley Grammar School for Girls
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I think that we are very lucky to have the lifestyle we do. For a start we have food that is very easily accessed, for example, supermarkets or homegrown.
We have many hospitals and doctors to go to when we feel ill. People who live in third world countries do not have all the daily luxuries that we take for granted.Third world towns and villages don't usually have clean water which then leads to them being ill. More
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Thoughts On World Development
by Maiana and Amanda
St Leonards School
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Did you know that:
75% of the world's population lives in the third world.
97% of all infant deaths (under 1 year) are in the third world.
2 billion people exist on less than $500 per year.
120 million children have no schooling.
200 million children are stunted because of hunger.
2 billion people do not have safe water.
250 million people live in urban slums or shanty towns. More
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Genetically Modified Foods
by Alison Belton
West Winch Primary School
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As you know there is a strong debate about Genetically Modified Foods. Some people are calling it Frankenstein Food and think it is a great danger to our health. ...I personally am against it as I have done some research and found many risks. For one thing we don't know the long term effects that it may have. Secondly they have not been tested enough to show any dangers. Another reason is that they are not labelled in the supermarkets and we are being used as Guineau pigs to try out these new foods. More
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May Our Children Forgive Us.
by Aysegul T (12)
Norbury Manor Girls High School
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A Poem
What sort of a future are we creating?
What sort of a world will it become?
A future where children may not play outside?
Yes, so may our children forgive us.
Will people leave home without their cars and walk?
Will there be any trees left in forests?
Will we see any animals in the wild?
No, so may our children forgive us.
Will Global Warming create chaos for us?
New homes built, but as fragile as glass?
Will winter be summer and summer, winter?
Yes, so may our children forgive us? More
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