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    First of all, the Brazilian government made a huge effort to construct the Amazon tribes that opposed the dam project – and Amazon itself – as a particular object of knowledge upon which to impose the development discourse. At the same time, the discourse concealed behind technical jargon and development "buzzwords" the fact that political choices were…

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    to develop. In the long run these can be utilized as a part of medicinal research. Forest degradation has enormously reduced the accessibility of therapeutic plant species in the Brazilian Amazon. As of today, 25% of Western pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest materials, yet just 1% of plants of the Amazon have so far been tried. Currently, over 120 drugs come from plant-derived sources. Of the 3000 plants identified by the US National Cancer Institute as active against cancer cells, 70%…

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    the history of Brazil through the lense of fiction, as though peering through the lush foliage of the Amazon rain forest and happening upon the events of an entirely different era of travel and communication, before the advent of a world connected by a global network of information. Following the course of the Capella, a tramp steamship attempting to travel up the Madeira River and through the Amazon basin, this work of literature describes…

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    Tropical Fruit Essay

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    Tropical Fruits Tropical fruit is any type of fruit produced in tree that is native to the tropics. The tropics are usually as the region and area of the globe that is between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Tropical region has unique environmental conditions and therefore creates a habitat that is usually for diverse species of fauna and flora. Many tropical fruits are mostly used and consumed by humans, and certain fruits are widely known where its demands are high. (Site) There…

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    GLOBAL IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ON DEFORESTATION Introduction Deforestation can be defined as the process of general disruption of a forest ecosystem that occurs when trees are cut on a large scale. It also refers to any process that alters an original tree covers, which includes felling of all trees on a site, thinning a forest and setting bush on fire. Trees are cut down by people for various reasons, for example trees are cut down to be used or sold as fuel in the form of…

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    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…

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    Amazonas. It was known at the beginning of the century, as "Heart of the Amazon" and "City of the Forest".It's a major departure point for the surrounding Amazon Rainforest. Just east of the city, the dark Negro River converges with the brown, muddy Solimões River resulting in a striking visual phenomenon called the “Meeting of the Waters.” The combined tributaries form the Amazon River. Manaus is located in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, and access to the city is primarily by boat or…

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    Research Paper In the past 114 years, an abundance of the Earth’s species have gone extinct due to deforestation, and humans are mostly responsible. Environmentalist Ed Begely Jr, also a well know actor, said “I don’t understand why when we destroy something created by man we call it vandalism, but when we destroy something created by nature we call it progress.” (Begely,1). Deforestation is a global issue that impacts a wide range, including human and animal life ultimately leading to the…

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    Tropical Andes Essay

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    Tropical Andes The Tropical Andes is located from western Venezuela to northern Argentina and Chile with a span of 1,542,644 km² and also include parts of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and portions of the Andes Mountains. The hotspots extends 1000 meters down where it borders the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena Hotspot in the west. One of the reasons that the Tropical Andes has such a diverse group of species is because it contains mountain snowcapped peaks, steep slopes, isolated valleys, and…

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    Tropical Savanna Biome

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    The tropical savanna is one particular biome with many interesting and defying aspects. The natural characteristics and animal and plant adaptions are what make the tropical savanna one of the most incredible biomes that is found on earth. The characteristics of the savanna can allow it to be easily identified from the many other biomes. The majority of it is filled with high grass and a conventional tree that provides shade for the animals (Wilkes 64-65). "The World Around Us." Your World A…

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