HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 10231990 - 93/689IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter Declaring the RESOLUTION 90/ 689
week of October 20-28, 1990
as World Rainforest Week
WHEREAS, the Rainforest Action Network, an international
grassroots organization,is celebrating the 4th 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 75 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 20-28,
1990 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
Passed and Adopted ;by a
unanimous vote of those
Supervisors present on October
23, 1990.
I hereby certify that this isa
true and correct copy of an
action taken and entered on the
minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on October 23, 1990.
ATTESTED: October 23, 1990
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk
of the Board of
Supervisor and County
A inistr t r
BY: AIJ °
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