some people have calculated that it may even pay to save the forest. they said that one hectare of amazonian forest in peru is worth about us$6280, if it is used to harvest fruits, latex and timber (wood). if all the wood is cut down for timber, it has a value of about us$1000. obviously, this can only be done once; it is not sustainable. when the forest has been cleared, the hectare of land can be used as a pasture, and is worth about us$148. not all people agree on the study; some have questioned the assumptions behind it.