HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 10171989 - 89-667 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
.OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter Declaring )
the week of October 21-29, ) RESOLUTION NO. 89/ 667
1989 as World Rainforest )
Week in Contra Costa )
County )
WHEREAS, the Rainforest Action Network, an international grassroots
organization, is celebrating the 3rd Annual celebration of World
Rainforest Week; and
WHEREAS, the Rainforest Action Network represents a broad spectrum
of people and organizations including human rights, consumer action,
environmental , religious, and labor groups; and
WHEREAS, the tropical rainforests are an important source of oxygen
for the entire world; and
WHEREAS, the tropical rainforests provide the sole source of refuge
for numerous endangered species; and
WHEREAS, approximately 30 million different species of plants and
animals and over 1000 indigenous tribes populate the rainforests; and
WHEREAS, the National Academy of Sciences estimates that every
minute of every day an additional 50 to 100 acres of rainforest are
destroyed or degraded resulting in the loss of rainforest each year
the size of the state of Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, once the rainforests are destroyed, they cannot be
replanted successfully; and
WHEREAS, if the clearing of the rainforests is not stopped, all of
the world's rainforests will be destroyed in our lifetime;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of
Contra Costa County hereby declares the Week of October 21 - 29, 1989 as
World Rainforest Week in Contra Costa County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra
Costa County encourages all residents of the county to take an interest
in the plight of our world's rainforests and to take action to preserve
this important world resource.
Introduced by:
Supervisor Tom Powers
First District
I hereby certify that this is a
true and correct copy of an
action taken and entered on the
minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on October 17, 1989.
ATTESTED: October 17 , 1989
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk
of the Board of
Supervisors and County
Adm' istrato
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BY:
Deputy Clerk