Although the UN and my country recognize the value of forests, both ecologically and economically, such recommendations are not strong enough to stop my local council from voting “yes” to deforestation. Last week, I went to a zoning meeting in the town where I live.
尽管联合国和我的国家认识到森林在生态和经济上的价值，但是这些建议并不能阻止我们的地方委员会投票“同意”砍伐森林。上星期，我去参加了我所生活的城市的一个分区会议。一个房地产开发商准备砍伐掉数公顷的树木以供他建造房屋。那块林地将会消失，也许将永远地消失了，并且给明年的全球森林砍伐总面积添加一些数目。