Rainforests Variables and Math The Most Important Piece Of Rainforests Information To Understand Is: If no action is taken, between 2012 and 2016 the land area of virgin Rainforests will go below the critical built-in natural safeguard threshold providence of 10% virgin Rainforests area with its 50% species remaining. This issue of Rainforests destruction and mass species extinctions is the # 1 issue facing humanity. We now may have as little as 5 years to create the awareness to completely stop Rainforests destruction before this momentum brings us through our Omega Point. Land Area, Water Area And Surface Area Of Earth: Earth Land Area 57,510,000 Square Miles ( ELA ) = 29.2% TSA Earth Water Area 139,440,000 Square Miles = 70.8% TSA Total Surface Area 196,950,000 Square Miles ( TSA ) Variables Of Original Virgin Rainforests Area ( 12,000 Years Ago ): Rainforests 25 Million Sq K = 9,652,500 Sq M = 16.78% ELA = 4.9% TSA Rainforests 17 Million Sq K = 6,563,700 Sq M = 11.41% ELA = 3.3% TSA We go with 25 Million Sq Kilometers Variables Of Rainforests Species % Of Total Species Found On Earth: The best scientific estimates are from 40 to 75% of all species on Earth are indigenous to the Rainforests. We go with 61.8% Which is the Fibonacci Series ratio number. This ratio is prevalent throughout nature. Variables On The Number Of Species On Earth: The best scientific estimates are from 20 to 100 million species on Earth. We go with 65,453,075 We use the Fibonacci Series and Golden Rectangle number 1.618 which is also found throughout nature and apply this to how many species there originally where per square kilometer. Then times it by the 25,000,000 square kilometers, once the original size of the Rainforests and you get 40,450,000 Rainforests species. We believe the Rainforests were home to 61.8% of all the original species, Biodiversity, Web of Life found on Earth. This would make the total for all of the species originally on Earth 65,453,075. Variables On Rainforests Destruction This Year: The best estimates are from 200,000 to 240,000 Square Kilometers = 77,220 to 92,664 Square Miles We go with 227,500 Square Kilometers = 87,838 Square Miles This = 56,216,320 Acres Per Year This = 1.78 Acres Per Sec. = 107 Acres Per Min. = 6417 Acres Per Hr. This means each day this year the amount of virgin Rainforests land area being destroyed will be equal to the land area of the city of Tokyo, Japan, 240 Square Miles. Variables On Rainforests Species Extinctions: 1) 20 to 100 million species are found on Earth 2) 40 to 75% of all species are found in the Rainforests 3) 200,00 to 240,000 Sq. Kilometers of Rainforests Destroyed in 2000 4) 17 to 25 Million Square Kilometers of original virgin Rainforests 5) The x .555 is based on Island Biogeography which states: In the first 90% of virgin Rainforests land area destroyed 50% of its species goes extinct = 9 / 5 = .555 In the last 10% of virgin Rainforests area, 50% of Rainforests species remain, since there is still over 10% virgin Rainforests land area left the 9 / 5 applies. If we were to take all the low variables: 1) 20 million species 2) 40% 3) 200,000 sq. k 4) 25 million sq. k: 20 million x .4 = 8 million Rainforests Species 8 / 25 = .32 Extinctions Per Sq K of Rainforests x 200,000 Sq K Per Year = 64,000 / 365 = 175 Per Day x .555 = 93 Rainforests Species Extinctions Per Day 35,520 Rainforests Species Extinctions Per Year If we were to take all the high variables: 1) 100 million species 2) 75% 3) 240,000 sq. k. 4) 17 m sq. k: 100 million x .75 = 75 million Rainforests Species 75 / 17 = 4.41 Extinctions Per Sq K of Rainforests x 240,000 Sq K Per Year = 1,058,400 / 365 = 2900 Per Day x .555 = 1609 Rainforests Species Extinction Per Day 587,412 Rainforests Species Extinctions Per Year If we were to take our variables: 1) 65,453,075 species 2) 61.8% 3) 227,500 sq. k 4) 25 m sq. k: 65,453,075 million x .618 = 40,450,000 Rainforests Species 40,450,000 / 25 = 1.618 Extinctions Per Sq k of Rainforests x 227,500 Sq K Per Year = 368,095 / 365 = 1008 Per Day x .555 = 560 Rainforests Species Extinction Per Year 204,293 Rainforests Species Extinctions Per Year This = 1 Rainforests species extinction every 2 minutes and 33 seconds Variables on Rainforests Land And Species % Left As Of January 1,2000: 17 to 25 Million Square Kilometers of original virgin Rainforests area The best estimate for virgin Rainforests area left as of 1/1/2000 is: 5.93 Million Square Kilometers = 2.29 Million Square Miles 5.93 million Sq K left / 25 million Sq K = 23.73% VRA = 57.63% Species 5.93 million Sq K left / 17 million Sq K = 28.67% VRA = 60.37% Species Destruction of virgin Rainforests land area in the year 2000 will cause somewhere between 93 and 1609 Rainforests species extinctions per day. We go with 560. This = 1 Rainforests species extinction every 2 minutes and 33 seconds. Each day this year the amount of virgin Rainforests land area being destroyed will be equal to the land area of the city of Tokyo, Japan 240 Square Miles. The Most Important Piece Of Rainforests Information To Understand Is: Between 2012 and 2016 virgin Rainforests area will go the below critical built-in natural threshold of 10% virgin Rainforests area with its 50% Species remaining. Please feel free to copy and share our study Rainforests Biodiversity Scale Of Destruction with as many friends and family as possible.