There's nothing like a jolly good disaster to get people to start doing something.

I do have some understanding I think, a little, of what people go through with these horrors.

The world's forests need to be seen for what they are.. giant global utilities, providing essential services to humanity on a vast scale. Rainforests store carbon, which is lost to the atmosphere when they burn, increasing global warming. The life they support cleans the atmosphere of pollutants and feeds it with moisture. They help regulate our climate and sustain the lives of some of the poorest people on this Earth.

The less people know about what is really going on, the easier it is to wield power and authority.