Forest

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…

available for other uses. Forest can be destroyed very quickly. “Some 46-58 thousand square miles of forest are lost each year-equivalent to 36 football fields every minute”. (World Wildlife Fund) This problem has been threatens to humans, animals and plants species and environment. There are many causes of deforestation. One of the main reason is cattle ranching. Urban Construction, Agriculture, commercial purposes and illegal logging are some of common causes. Forests are cut down in order to…

this world is gradually decreasing to critical levels. Forests take up 31% of the Earth’s land, and the numbers are dropping. This is the impact of deforestation; we are losing our forests, our jungles, and our trees. Deforestation is done in many ways, including cutting for agriculture, timber logging, and natural events like fires and climate change. Both people and animal are affected by deforestation. Around 46-58 square miles of forest are lost to deforestation annually, which equates to…

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 it provides. They all rely on the amazons natural food, shelter and survival. Many organizations,…

One of the biggest threats the world faces is the continuing destruction of our environment. Among the many ways that we as human destroy the environment deforestation by far has the most impact. Deforestation is a process by which forest are cleared in order to use the land for alternative purposes. Many may not think that losing a few trees will hurt anyone, however the fact of the matter is the impact effects all of us in a negative fashion. Trees are essential to life on earth. Trees…

food insecurity 36 with is very good they get there food from all around the world The biomes of the country There are two biomes in Brazil and they are the Amazon Rain Forest and the Savannah Amazon Rain Forest The Amazon Rain Forest covers about 60% of Brazil. Most of Brazilian wildlife is found in the Amazon Rain Forest and there are about 55,000 different types of plant species found. There are about 520 mammal species 1622 bird species, 468 reptile species and ranked fifth in countries…

Throughout the world, people are taking up more and more space. They are using forests as land to breakdown, and create more space for their own needs. Deforestation causes many drawbacks in the environment. The effects that this has on animals and the environment is creating a huge impact.  (IMPACT OF DEFORESTATION)3 The impact of deforestation According to a Yale study “Trees are disappearing fast. Around 15 billion are lost every year due to deforestation” (Bolton, 2015 para.6). The earth…

The Amazon is the largest tropical forest in the world. It is 2.124 million sq miles. The Amazon basin covers eight countries and cattle ranching is ruining the forest. Find out how cattle ranchers are ruining the forest and how it can be changed, read this article and be blown away! The majority of deforestation is in the amazon basin. Most of the deforestation is caused by cattle ranchers cutting and burning down trees and nature for pasture. 65-70% of deforested areas in Brazil are now…

everything from timber to clearing the forest to dig mines. The biggest threat to the tropical rainforest is no other than man itself. Humans have the biggest impact on not only the rainforest, but the environment. (Threats to the Rainforests) The Tropical Rainforest…

With the invasion of the Amazon, these ethnic groups now need to share the forests with a growing number of settlers who seek to tap into the Amazon’s considerable natural resources. Hunter-gatherer groups were once generally nomadic, living in small settlements for a couple of years until the resources were exhausted. Because of land colonization by non-indigenous people, many local groups were forced into sedentary lifestyles. These changes not only destroy traditional lifestyles, but also…