Rainforest Essay

McDonalds or a JW Marriott, western culture is an overarching presence in Latin America. Not only can it potentially interfere with the current culture of the country, it also exploits the land and resources in the area. In Through the Arc of the Rainforest, Yamashita discusses the globalization process through overarching American corporations westernizing Southern America. Because of this, nature is exploited and not left to be natural. Increased western presences have had its effect on…

Good morning/afternoon, a rainforest is a forest that has annually 250 to 450 centimetres of rain. A tropical rainforest is a rainforest that is found close to the equator in the equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Tropical rainforests are only found in environments that are the same temperature almost every day and are always wet. The reason Tropical rainforests are found in Nigeria is because Nigeria is located close to the equator which provides the…

Rainforest Logging Why should rainforest logging be banned? Several reasons why rainforest logging should be banned include, its destroying millions of homes of species, many species of plants and animals have yet been discovered. Many medicines today come from plants in the rainforest, many foods we eat come out of the rainforest. Rainforest logging is destroying homes of many species. Some of the species whose homes are getting destroyed are orangutans, types of snakes, and tree frogs. The…

The amazon rainforest is the earths largest rainforest. It is a vast region that covers about 40% of South America and is full of diversity and beauty. The rainforest holds about 90-140 metric tons of carbon that helps steady local and global climate. However, in the section that is in Peru, gold mining and deforestation has negatively impacted the forest resulting in the climate to affect animals, plants and even people. More than 30 million people live in the amazon and depend on the resources…

There are many ways the Brazilian Government can protect the Amazon Rainforest. While it would be ideal to stop the destruction completely, if they were to pass and enforce stricter laws on the amount of deforestation that can occur in a certain amount of time, it would greatly lengthen the life expectancy of the Amazon, and allow for a sustainable deforestation process. An article in Newsweek found that “Between 2005 and 2010, Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions plunged by 39 percent, declining…

The Amazon Rainforest is being harmed in many different ways and Amazonians, Rubber tappers, Loggers, Settlers, Cattle Ranchers and the Environmental Groups, are trying to save it. My Interest Group I choose was The Rubber Tappers. I think the Rubber Tappers deserve to control the land because they are very beneficial to the rainforest and everyday resources because rubber tappers should be able to control the land because they're trying to save the trees from being illegally cut down, rubber…

a major hit. This method was extremely effective because it not only directly benefited the environment, but also inspired the community to collaborate to accomplish a goal. Disney’s efforts were primarily concentrated on the Amazon and Atlantic Rainforest, mainly because it had suffered the most damage and was home to 25 out of the 69 critically endangered species that inhabited Brazil. Asides from preserving the native animals in the forests, the campaign also benefited the atmosphere, as 20…

Throughout their lives tropical rainforests such as the Amazonian rainforest in Brazil have been affected by natural forces like fire storms and drought. These events are random and therefore are very hard to detect. However it is well known that the damage caused by these natural forces cause far less 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…

climate and culture. Yet one country that's continually sparked an interest for me is Brazil. A habitat for many tourists, historical sites, The Amazon rainforest, an amazingly diverse set of people, and much more. The reason that I chose this specific country is due to the very diverse set of people. A good portion of the country is rainforest, and according to a report in 2007, at the very least there are 70 isolated tribes there. It also has multiple different species of animals, more than…

The Borneo Lowland Rainforest is one of the richest forests in the world, it is an ecoregion within the tropical and subtropical regions of the island. The rainforest is located in Southeast Asia and runs through parts of Malaysia and Indonesia, the region has no clear boundaries to separate it from the Borneo Mountain Rainforest. The Lowland Rainforest takes up around 57% of the island territory consisted of an estimated 10,000 plant species, 380 bird species, and 15,000 mammal species. The…