Instructor: Trena Woolridge Phase 1- Discussion Board Amanda Kranning October 6, 2015 Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest Deforestation is the destruction or clearing of forested lands for the purpose of expansion of property for agricultural reason or for harvesting. (Fearnside, 2013) The rain forests, which contain 90-140 billion metric tons of carbon, help stabilize local and global climate. Deforestation may release significant amounts of this carbon, which could have catastrophic consequences
Conflict over deforestation in the Amazon Ecosystems Assessment The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, covering a total area of 2.1 million square miles. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and is the most species-rich biome and ecosystem in the world today. More than 15% of the world’s animal and plant species live in the Amazon rainforest, including 30% of all birds. Such an amazing forest, also known as the ‘Pharmacy of the World’
During the past 50 years, about 20% of the Amazon Rainforest has disappeared. Each day, this number can get higher and higher. Little things can be done to stop deforestation such as planting a tree, or even talking to an environmentalist about what can be done. These things can make a huge difference in our environment. Many of the endangered animals live in the Rainforest, and now the Rainforest is disappearing because of deforestation! Their homes will be gone before you know it, and maybe even
the carbon that they make. Trees help give shelter, warmth, and everyday materials with agriculture. Deforestation is such a bad epidemic that most people don’t understand how it can affect everyone and the environment. By taking trees it makes loss of habitat, warm weather, soil erosion, and less clean air. People who cut down trees illegally tend to cut down more than is needed. Deforestation is a good but bad way for people to get the materials they need, and the loss of over 1000 different species
back to your biomes of choice. Temperate woodland vs Tropical rainforest A biome is a large ecosystem, with individual vegetation characteristics and unique types of flora and fauna that have evolved as a result of the climate, soils and interrelationships between the living ecosystem and there habitat. Tropical rainforests are the most productive biomes in the world,
is the definition of deforestation? It is an activity which brings permanent damage to the forests and make uses of the land for other purposes. There is about an estimated of 18 million acres (7.3 million hectares) of trees are chopped down which is roughly the size of the country, Panama according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). (Bradford, 2015) According to the news, Indonesia now has become the country with the highest rate of deforestation in the world. 840,000
The future of the amazon rainforest has been at the forefront of many national and international debates. Today we are faced with two decisions: Make money quickly by allowing the rainforest to be cut down without any limits or to make money slowly by logging responsibly allowing the rainforest to be preserved for the use of future generations. The pros of the making money quickly would be quick and huge profits. It would lower the unemployment rate for a short period of time by creating logging
Chico Mendes. Chico Mendes stated, “At first I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees, then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon Rain Forest. Now I realize I am fighting for humanity.” Chico Mendes raised awareness in Brazil due to the injustice his family and community faced by rubber barons, who took control of the Rain Forest territories. Chico Medes was a social and environmental warrior who defended Brazilian Rubber Tappers (Encyclopedia). Born December 15, 1944 in Brazil, Chico
such as The Magic School Bus and It’s A Big Wild World address environmentalism in some episodes if not all of them. It’s A Big Wide World’s whole premise is to teach children to protect wildlife and forests, specifically the inhabitants of the Amazon rainforest. If these children shows can be aired and not banned, there is no reason for a book with the same basis to be
is critical now. In another 4-5 decades, glaciers in the Himalayas which is the source of water for millions of people could be vanished. Within 50 years green belts melting ice sheet could be difficult to stop. By the end of the century, the Amazon rainforest which is also a home of the world's biodiversity could deteriorate. Climate change is pushing conditions from bad to worse. Thus the whole world should respond to the threat of climate change. Effective action is required to cut down greenhouse