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=People: Opinions=

Guiding Questions
Many different people use the forests. Including far mers, mining companies, local natives and research teams.
 * ==What are the different groups of people who use forests?==

How do the different groups use the forest? >
 * Used by many different groups of people and animals around it. Because of de-forestation Orang-utans have been pushed closer to humans. The manufacturing factories that are legally logging are destroying the habitats of a lot of animals and some even killing them


 * ==Why would someone not want to save orang utans/tigers?==

Mining companies and agricultural companies are against this because it would be stopping their businesses. Palm oil production generates tens of billions of dollars per year for the economies of Indonesia and Malaysia but an estimated 73% of all logging in Indonesia is believed to be illegal. Palm oil helps to provide cheap cooking oil for the poor and is also used as bio fuel in transport and power stations. Without this the Indonesian economy would struggle. If these companies were to be taken away, many people would be left without jobs and an income. Unfortunately while many, many hectares of land is being destroyed in Indonesia, there is an estimated 20 million hectares of idle or abandoned land in Indonesia alone!


 * ==What is your opinion?==

I believe that deforestation should stop as it is harmful to the environment and is causing many species to become endangered and even extinct. I believe that instead of the government allowing mining and agricultural companies to come in and destroy the forests, they should be focusing on other ways to keep their economy going. I also believe that more focus should be kept on preventing species from becoming extinct. Species like:

What do they gain from the forest?

They supply benefits to the world's economies, such as wood-based products like timber, fuel wood and packaging. Also things like foods, medicines, spices, gums, resins, and oils. The products are used from lumber for housing to books and other paper products.

Are forests worth more to them standing or cleared?

If we’re talking about money then they’re worth more cleared but to the environment they’re worth a lot more standing. From the amount of products that are produced from forests that can be sold makes lots of money. But when some part of a forest is cut down a number of animals lose their home. Many animals are facing extinction because of the deforestation that’s happening around the world.