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and carbon emissions. Over a twelve year period that ended in 2012, 1.1 million km2 of tropical forest was lost, with the rate of forest loss increasing during this span. One of the largest and most biodiverse tropical forests’ in the world is the Amazon, covering an area of 5.5 million square kilometers and shared by nine countries. Brazil holds the majority of it, over 60%. It also, according to most estimates, holds the fastest deforestation rate in the world. INPE, the Brazilian national…

4. All of the western gorilla species are either endangered or critically endangered. The western lowland gorilla has an approximate population of 95,000, whereas the cross river gorilla population consists of about only 220 individuals. The population for western gorillas is decreasing. 5. There are two main threats to members of the western gorillas: commercial hunting and the Ebola virus. Due to an increase in logging production in Africa, where wild western gorillas reside, previously…

Point Pelee National Park By: Edward Su Physical Aspects: Located around 55 km southeast of Windsor, Ontario, Point Pelee National Park is one of Canada’s smallest national parks, yet this tiny green oasis still attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each and every year. The park sits atop a deposit of sand up to 70 meters thick left by glacial meltwaters on a submerged limestone ridge. Over the years, a thin but rich layer of soil has formed over the top and is supporting a lush, almost…

heat, and then warms the atmosphere. While methane doesn’t linger as long in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, it is initially far more devastating to the climate because of how effectively it absorbs heat. More heat, less rain, more drought, no more Amazon, a quite simple turn of events going wrong extremely fast. There are Land Sparing policies in act to help reduce greenhouse gasses. The land sparing policies rely on market mediated changes to production, consumption and change. Deforestation…

Deforestation of the Amazon The Amazon is a rainforest that covers a crazy 6.7 million km² of land which is 40% of South America. The Amazon is so large that it covers 9 countries; Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana! The Amazon Rainforest is a home to approximately 10 million species of animals, plants and insects. Deforestation has become a great issue with the Amazon Rainforest since 1978 and 750,000 km² have been destroyed. Although…

How Factory Farming Contributes to Global Warming Over the past few decades, global warming has been one of the biggest problems. Fundamentally, it is a fact that there are a number of causes in connection to global warming, and factory farming is one of them. A factory is an industrial site or group of buildings where products are made, normally consisting of machine and a large number of workers, and factory farming is a farm on which large numbers of livestock are raised indoors in…

The Amazon Rain Forest The Amazon rain forest is a beautiful and unique place on this earth. Its home to many different species of animals and plants. In the world today there are over 150 acres of the Amazon being cut down every hour. This essay will be discussing the importance of the animals, plants, and photosynthesis and how it is needed everywhere today including the amazon. If the rain forest is being cut down, were losing oxygen for ourselves and the animals who live there. The…

many geographic features that affect civilians in many different ways. 3 major geographic features are the Andes Mountains, Panama Canal and the Amazon River. I will tell you how each feature helps the citizens living near it. There are different positive and negative influences and uses for each. After that, I will summarize the topics one by one. The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world at almost 4,000 miles. It is also one of the widest rivers; six miles wide at some places.…

The Amazon Rainforest; what all lurks within has been somewhat of a mystery. Although, what isn’t a mystery is the deforestation happening there. Some can argue that deforestation can actually benefit society, but is it benefits really long term? Is it really worth it to hack down one of the largest forests just to get some short term profits instead of thinking about the climate impact just the rainforest has by itself on the world? Even so, the environmental problems that we face do not just…

Why is the Amazon important to Earth? Have you ever wonder, what will happen when trees in the Amazon rainforest are all deforest? The Amazon is the biggest forest in the world. Also, knowing as the lungs of Earth. While having the biggest river in the world. The Amazon rainforest is 5,500,000 square kilometers. More than half the size of Unite States of America. Despite these fact, the Amazon forest is in a threat of disappearing. The Amazon rainforest is getting deforestation at…