Amazon Rainforest

Bolivia is a beautiful multiethnic and democratic country in the middle of South America. The official capital city of Bolivia is Sucre. Another capital they used is La Paz, located in the west-central part of the country. It is landlocked borders or neighbors with Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. Bolivia is sometimes referred to as the Tibet of Americas. It is one of the most remote countries in the Western hemisphere. Bolivia is named after Simon Bolivar, an independence fighter…

Lemurs are currently facing double jeopardy: as they are already considered critically endangered in terms of diminishing numbers, they are also under threat of starving to death. Lemurs was said to be abundant in the African island of Madagascar. However, due to the effects of climate change, their population is mostly concentrated on the country’s eastern side. Among the bamboo lemurs, the greater bamboo lemurs of Madagascar are considered the largest. They were thought to be extinct, until…

People are often surprised to learn there are many different kinds of firefly, not just one. In fact, there are nearly 2,000 firefly species sprinkled across the globe. Collectively, fireflies stretch from Tierra del Fuego at 55° south latitude to Sweden at 55° north latitude, gracing every continent save Antarctica. As is true for most liv- ing things, firefly diversity rises in the tropics, peaking in tropical Asia and South America: Brazil alone hosts 350 different firefly species. There…

Yanomamo by Napolean A. Chagnon is an insightful book that helps educate others about the lives of these tribes’ people. The book is an anthropological case study, showcasing the lives of a tribe of indigenous people who live in the rainforest between the border of Brazil and Venezuela, known as the Yanomamo. Chagnon’s voice is clear throughout the course of the book and the illustrations provide visual insight into what it was like to live with this tribe. Some of the central themes of the…

all over the world, especially in the Amazon region, deforestation has been a prominent issue. Rapid deforestation started in the Amazon around the 20th century and has increased through the beginning of the current century. Certain regions of forest has been eradicated for farms, dams, natural resources, and for an expansion of the modern world. Consequently, indigenous tribes are being forced from their lands and brutally harmed. Deforestation in the Amazon causes a decrease in the tribal…

to analyse is about climate and what things disrupt it’s natural course. I have chosen an article on the Amazon rainforest losing its ability to regulate climate because deforestation and it’s believed dire effects on its own and local climate. This article is from the newspaper The Guardian and was originally published October last year. The article suggests deforestation in the Amazon is leading to climate change, and that the forest can no longer regulate its own climate. The Guardian…

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…

Each rainforest differs in the animals it inhabits. Some of the animals that can be found are insects, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals (EL, 2014: para.4). The animals live in the four layers of the rainforest. The Emergent layer: This is for animals such as parrots, vultures and eagles, macaws. The vultures help eat the dead animals which help keep the rainforest clean, the birds from this layer also help to create new plants in this rainforest by eating seeds then dropping them…

Saving the Rainforest Work On Intro There are many rainforests in the world and they have a large effect on the ecosystem. But many people are using the rainforests and the logs as fuel and for money. We should keep rainforests and not destroy them because they are an important part of the ecosystem because they provide habitats for other species, prevent from erosion, take in CO₂, and medicines for the medical field. Rainforests should be kept and preserved because they provide many essential…

mining operations and oil pipelines. These forests, like the amazon, were being cleared at a rate of 149 acres every minute, or 214,000 acres every day. The result of these forests and trees being cleared was that it was causing global warming, ozone depletion, species extinction, rain forest destruction and it has depleted fisheries and desertification. The amount of the amazon that was about one million acres or that is about 10% of the Amazon or about the size of Washington states Olympic…