Rainforests

In his book, Land of Ghost: The Braided Lives of People and the Forest in Far Western Amazonia, David G. Campbell describes his expedition into the Amazon with men who understand the Amazon in order to collect plants on the Brazilian side and to manage two forest inventories to document changes. Campbell stated that many tribes - Poyanara, Nokini, and Naua - are “losing their traditions, languages, and cultures,” therefore, the expedition is an attempt for Campbell to understand the Amazon…

1-Introduction: Parrots are bird from class Aves also known as Psittacines .The parrots are a broad order of more than 372 species in 86 genera. It’s found in most tropical and subtropical regions that have warm climates such as Australasia, Central America and South America. Some parrot do not like warm weather so they live in snowy climates .There many birds consider as parrots like Macaws, Amazons, Lorikeets, Lovebirds and Cockatoos. The parrots have curved beaks and all are zygodactyls…

Natural rubber latex is a raw material harvested from the rubber trees known as H. brasiliensis. There are about eight Hevea plant species from the Euphorbiaceae family are known to produce natural rubber latex, but only H. brasiliensis species is economically exploited. This tree is originally found growing in the Amazon basin of South America but now grown in plantations of rubber producing nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand (Tuan Muhammad, 2009). Natural rubber latex…

Francesca Williams Writing- 1 December 19, 2017 8 Amazing Facts About Sloths Introduction: Deep in the forest lives the slowest creature on earth, the sloth. Sloths can live up to 10 years. They are commonly found in South America and spend their life in the forests. Sloths are a mystery to many people. Even though they are slow and seem like friendly animals, how much do you really know about sloths? 1. Sloths are slow because of their diet Imagine yourself eating salad for…

Deforestation is clearing Earth's forests on a huge scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land. Forests still cover about 35 percent of the world’s land area, but strips the size of cap is lost each and every year. The world’s rain forests could totally disappear in a hundred years at the current rate of deforestation. Forests are cut down for various reasons, but most of them are connected to money or to people’s need to offer for their families. The prime driver of…

Everglade’s national state park is a U.S park that relies in Florida. It was established in December, 6, 1947. It consists of the largest sawgrass prairie in North America. Everglade’s is also known for the largest mangrove ecosystem in the western hemisphere. Also the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. Other than that Everglade’s has a variety of animals that inhabit in there. That includes Florida panthers, American crocodile and the West Indian manatee. At this attraction…

Becoming a forest ranger is more complicated than what people think. A bachelor's degree in forestry or an associate's degree with experience is required for this job. Is being a forest too dangerous? Throughout the job they may be exposed to chemical pesticides while battling forest pests, or use power equipment such as tools. Forest Rangers perform a wide range of tasks for state and national forests but being a forest ranger has some safety risks. Forest rangers jobs focus on protecting and…

Brazilian Cerrado It is a vast tropical, and dry savanna ecoregion located in Brazil Mauritia flexuosa The Mauritia flexuosa are a type of palm tree native to Cerrado. Rhea americana The Rhea americana is a flightless bird, resembling an ostrich, found only in Cerrado. The biodiversity of the Cerrado is extremely rich, with at least 10,400 species of vascular plants and over 780 fish, 180 reptile, 110 amphibian, 830 bird, and 95 mammal species. It also has the richest variety of flora of…

South America Brazil The state of food security in the area and its effects There is around 66 million Brazilians that still face daily food insecurity there food rank of 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…

The United States Department of the Interior is responsible for the conservation and or management of the natural resources and most of the land. Within the Department of Interior is the bureau of Indian Affairs, it’s one of the oldest bureaus in the Department of Interior; they handle some of the federal affairs with Native Americans. Civil rights is what we have been fighting for since the beginning of time. Each step we have took in life has made baby steps to our new and improved future with…