Forest Conservation Essay

damage then what us humans cause; mainly in the fact that the forest may never recover from human activities but will easily recover from the natural disasters and the ecosystem of that particular forests is less likely to function as well as it should do when human activities destroy part of that area whilst natural activities do not damage any ecosystem enough to completely destroy it. From the surviving remnants of the ecosystem the forest…

Rainforests are a source of various commodities such as timber and non-timber products, but also have an ecological and social aspects as carbon storage or recreation land. While the private sector plays an important role in managing the forests due to the 'demand-offer ' market rules, communities, such as people living in the region, lack the opportunity for decision-making. Despite the various initiatives of governments and non-governmental agencies the difference between the market and…

roughly 7% of the forests in the world. This implies that Canada has an important role to manage their forests effectively. As we know, there are many factors that can disrupt the forest system, the two major groups of threats are seemed to be the natural disturbances and human activities. In terms of the human activities, such as farming and industrial development, are thought to be responsible for disrupting the forests. It is considered as rather a smaller effect in the forest of Canadian…

to make room for agriculture and plantations that are feeding the growing demand for products such as beef or palm oil. Forests have often been referred to as the “Earth’s lungs.” The reason for this is because of the forest’s ability to take in carbon dioxide from the world’s atmosphere and through the process of photosynthesis emit oxygen back into the air. Not only are forests responsible for the air we breath, but a majority of Earth’s fresh water. Forested watersheds generate more than…

native and other people from around the world. Many people depend on the natural resources that the rainforest provides. “Millions of people around the world depend on forests for hunting, gathering and medicine, forest products such as rubber…

In his book, Land of Ghost: The Braided Lives of People and the Forest in Far Western Amazonia, David G. Campbell describes his expedition into the Amazon with men who understand the Amazon in order to collect plants on the Brazilian side and to manage two forest inventories to document changes. Campbell stated that many tribes - Poyanara, Nokini, and Naua - are “losing their traditions, languages, and cultures,” therefore, the expedition is an attempt for Campbell to understand the Amazon…

The Monkey and the Crocodile A monkey named Raktamukha lived on a Jamun tree in the dense forests of India. The monkey was happy in his life spending most of the time jumping around on trees. This Jamun tree was on banks of a river which was home to a crocodile named Karalamukha. Karalmukha used to come on the banks and gradually he and the monkey became very good friends. Few days past, and their friendship grew stronger. Raktmukha used to pluck fruits from the tree and used to give it to…

Tropical Rainforests are trees, 40% of all the oxygen in the world gets produced in Tropical Rainforests around the world. Deforestation is the extermination of forests, deforestation is rising every year, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), " An estimated 18 million acres (7.3 million hectares) of forest — roughly the size of…

As a logger, you are used to working in dangerous conditions. You are handling trees that can weigh several tons, and you are working with heavy-duty equipment that features sharp blades. You could be crushed by a giant log. You could lose a limb in one of the blades. Your foot could be smashed by a heavy log or a piece of equipment. Wearing the right gear is just one way to keep yourself safer on the job. Your feet are especially vulnerable, so it is important that you wear the right boots.…

Natural rubber latex is a raw material harvested from the rubber trees known as H. brasiliensis. There are about eight Hevea plant species from the Euphorbiaceae family are known to produce natural rubber latex, but only H. brasiliensis species is economically exploited. This tree is originally found growing in the Amazon basin of South America but now grown in plantations of rubber producing nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand (Tuan Muhammad, 2009). Natural rubber latex…