Some countries in which the Amazon is part of, are poor therefore they sell the trees (for many purposes such as paper, furniture, housing and others) of the Amazon rainforest out of desperation for money. Since they are already in trouble with money, they don’t replant the trees. Other reason is for urbanization. If there are a lot of people, could be that they are running out of space to live in so they need to clear
there to solve the problem, but not without a hefty cost. As of 2013, every minute on earth 50 football fields of forest vanish due to the clearing of trees, possibly for products such as paper or wooden furniture (Environment News Service. 2). The rainforests, which are being cut down very rapidly, are home to about 80 percent of the vast different species on the planet (“The World” 2)! Estimates from the Stern Report show that deforestation is
2050. As Edward O. Wilson once said, “[Destroying rainforest for economic gain] is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal” (Explore 100 Famous).The IPCC estimated that in the 1990’s emissions from rainforest deforestation were 1.6 billion tons of carbon per year. Because of the recent demand for biofuels, deforestation has been made much worse. 1 in 4 purchases at pharmacies contains an active ingredient from a tree in the tropical rainforest that has been destroyed. With the current rate
The Amazon Rainforest holds the highest concentration of plant and animal life on the planet. It sprawls across South America reaching nine different countries. In Amazon Rainforest, you have the opportunity to explore a part of this massive oasis of wildlife. Also to interact with the indigenous tribes that live there. Amazonia has been described as remote, mysterious, diverse, and unbelievably beautiful. That´s why those travelers who really want to uncover the secrets of the natural world should
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
Environmental Science and Sustainability (SCI201 -1504A -07) 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
landscape design referring 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,
Savanna is a biome that is located between tropical rainforest biome and desert biome. It is mainly found in Africa, South America, India and Australia. The Savanna biome is an area with very dry season and very wet season. Savanna is mostly grass with few scattered trees. It covers half of the surface of Africa, large areas of Australia, India and South America. Savanna is created because of hadley cells. Hadley cells are when it rains a lot in the rain forest, the amount of rains will decrease
Characteristic drought time-scale determine different response of vegetation to drought across different regions and biomes. The future climate models reveal an increasing frequency of extreme climate episodes. Furthermore extreme climate episodes are expected to increase their frequency and intensity. Drought episodes appear as one of these climate episodes. Drought is a complex natural hazard characterized by climatological and hydrological parameters. Drought is considered when the supply of
Shawn Dominguez The tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. The word Tundra actually comes from Finnish word “Tunturia” which means, treeless plain (Ballard 1). The tundra consist of extremely low temperatures, little amount of rain, short seasons to grow, poor nutrients, and last but not least frost molded landscapes. There are two variations of the tundra, artic and alpine. The arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere. The arctic is known for its severe cold. So this makes it difficult