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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>,
"WRYTING-L : Writing and Theory across Disciplines" <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: WWF: The Amazon Needs Your Help Today! (fwd)
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:04:28 -0400 (EDT)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 10:53:05 -0700 From: World Wildlife Fund <ecomments@wwfus.org> To: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com> Subject: WWF: The Amazon Needs Your Help Today! The Amazing Amazon... Dear Alan, The Amazon is recognized as having the greatest biological diversity in the world. With an area of more than 1.5 million square miles, the incredible variation of species in these forests accounts for more than one-third of all the species on Earth! WWF needs your help to protect this fabulous forest! http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=122374&c=124441865&m=m&type=3 But despite its status as one of the most important regions in global environment, the natural heritage of the Amazon is extremely threatened. From August 2003 - August 2004, devestating deforestation practices -- like rampant illegal logging and clearing for cropland -- claimed over 10,000 square miles of the Brazilian Amazon. Unfortunately, this is a sharp increase from the 1990's when deforestation rates were already at an alarming 7,000 square miles each year. A continuing trend like this spells disaster for not only for the region's plants and animals, but also for its climate, which depends in large part on evapo-transpiration from its large expanse of forest. ************************* WWF Pledges to Protect the Amazon: In 2002, WWF together with partners launched the largest, most ambitious effort ever made to safeguard tropical forests, the Amazon Region Protected Area (ARPA). This project creates a system of about 80 reserves and parks, preserving intact an area of the Amazon roughly the size of California! This intiative is considered by many to be the most significant progress to date in protecting the Amazon. And just two weeks ago, WWF contributed $3.3 million to secure the long-term financial sustainability for this vast system of parks. ************************* WWF has pledged its support to help protect the Amazon for years to come. Please help us with YOUR pledge of support for the Amazon today. We need your help in order to ensure the long-term preservation of the Amazon. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=122374&c=124441865&m=m&type=3 ************************* Did You Know... --The Amazon River basin is the largest river basin in the world. It covers about 2.3 million square miles and discharges around 40,000 gallons of water into the Atlantic ocean every second! --The Amazon is home to more than one third of all the species that live on Earth. --The biggest fresh water fish in the world is found in the Amazon. The pirarucu can weigh 550 pounds, measuring up to 8 feet in length. ************************** When you pledge your support of $50 or more to help WWF protect the Amazon, we'll ship you a free limited-edition GUND� Frog Puppet. In no way does this free gift express how much we appreciate your support to help protect the Amazon, but we hope you enjoy it as a symbolic gesture of your dedication to protect this important ecoregion. Thank you in advance for your support. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=122374&c=124441865&m=m&type=3 Sincerely, Mark Pilipczuk Vice President, Membership P.S. Don't forget - donate $50 today and we will send you this limited-edition frog puppet as a FREE gift to you for your generous support for the Amazon. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=122374&c=124441865&m=m&type=3 Thank you for being a part of the WWF online community. The email address we have in our records for you is: sondheim@panix.com Please visit your preference page to subscribe to other interesting WWF e-Newsletters, change your email address, or to opt-out from any further online communications from WWF. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/clients/worldwildlifefund/clupdate.htm?eemail=sondheim@panix.com World Wildlife Fund 1250 24th Street, NW Washington, DC 2003