I had to draw your attention to this article, written in today's Guardian by a friend of mine, Tom Phillips. Tom, now based in Rio, writes about how rapidly the Amazon is being destroyed in the name of progress.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/brazil/story/0,,2191877,00.html
It reminded me of when I visited the area four years ago. I was so taken aback by the beauty of the area, and really struck with the importance of preserving such a vital habitat for so many millions of plants, animals and insects.
We were camping out in the jungle, and a huge cricket jumped into the hands of our wonderful guide, Selmo. Looking at the insect by torchlight, with its amazingly intricate wings and body illuminated by the the light, Selmo said: "Nature takes thousands of years to create something so beautiful. But man can destroy it in seconds."
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