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Message: CKF Film Friday No. 5: Shot-gunned Rainforests Today’s film Friday is brought to you by the NASA Earth Observatory. Just in case you didn’t have enough to worry about, map-maker Robert Simmon wants to let you know that huge tracts of the Amazon rainforest are being decimated by illegal logging. Take a look at the above images. The last one shows the scattershot pattern of forest destruction taking place in Brazil. For all you architects and consumers out there who spec exotic woods, well, you’re doing your share to promote this activity. Can’t you get by with sustainable materials? Although some deforestation is part of the country’s plans to develop its agriculture and timber industries, other deforestation is the result of illegal logging and squatters. The Brazilian government uses MODIS images such as these to detect illegal deforestation. Because the forest is so large and is difficult to access or patrol, the satellite images can provide an initial alert that tells officials where to look for illegal logging. Now to the movies: www.corporateknightsforum.com