Despite the R$200 million in investments and close security‚ deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Region has shot up by 16% in the twelve months ending this past July. More than 5‚831 square kilometers of the immense forest has been eradicated in the twelve month period‚ even with the 30% increase in surveillance.“What is a surprise is that deforestation is once again seen in great extensions (of the region)‚ which contradicts everything we have been working for‚” said Environment Minister‚ Izabella
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Disappearing Amazon: Understanding a Global Issue by Kelsey Numan In the past few decades‚ the Amazon rainforest has been in the spotlight of environmental debate—and rightfully so. The past 40 years of human destruction has resulted in a loss of about 20% of the rainforest. The Amazon is home to millions of unique plant and animal species that contribute to a vast majority of the Earth’s flourishing biodiversity. Methods of clear-cutting and burning for industrial‚ agricultural‚ and use for livestock
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The Borneo Rainforest is located in Borneo which is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java‚ Indonesia‚ at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. The Rainforest is 130 million years old‚ which makes it the oldest rainforest in the world. The Borneo rainforest is one of the only remaining natural habitats for the endangered Bornean Orangutan. It is an important refuge for many endemic forest species‚ including the Asian Elephant‚ the Sumatran Rhinoceros‚ the
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geography and wildlife of the Amazon rainforest tilted “The Amazon: The Flooded Forest.” The film covered a wide variety of the unique ecosystem of the Amazon Rainforest and described them well. The film covers the studies of Michael Goulding‚ a conservation scientist studying wildlife of the Amazon. During the film‚ many traits about the Amazon are discussed at length. One of the most unique characteristics of the Amazon is its people. The indigenous people of the Amazon‚ known as Caboclos‚ are people
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Ecosystem Composition of the Valdivian Temperate Rainforest One of the world’s largest temperate rainforests is the Valdivian Temperate Rainforest (Wade et al. 2008). The Valdivian Temperate Rainforest ranges along the Pacific coasts of southern Chile and Argentina in South America‚ between 36 and 47° S latitude. This forest occurs in the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome (Perry et al. 2008). The broadleaf evergreen flowering trees that dominate the Valdivian are believed to have evolved
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because they important to the people and wildlife in the surrounding communities and a necessity for clean air . In South America the Amazon River basin covers 40 percent of the continent and is home to the world’s largest rain forest. Since 2000 Brazil has established the world’s largest network of protected areas‚ the majority of which are located in the Amazon region. Since 2004 the Brazilian government has also had a deforestation reduction program in place‚ which includes improved law enforcement
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Amazon Watch In today’s society‚ human rights are being threatened across the globe on a daily basis. Fortunately there is Non-Governmental Organizations from around the world dedicated to protect human rights. I have a deep passion for the Organization I have chosen to write about and feel that their work not only affects a small group of people but everyone in this world as a whole. The group I am speaking of is the Amazon Watch. Though much of the Amazon Watch’s focus is geared towards
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Many species of animals live in the Amazon Rain Forest. The rain forest itself‚ covering nearly 40 percent of South America‚ contains one in every ten species known on earth (“World’s” 1). Around 500 species of mammals‚ 475 reptiles‚ and one third of the world’s birds live in the Amazon. Although they all live in the same general area‚ animals have different habitats‚ diets‚ and life spans. A few of the many animals are the Scarlet macaw‚ Anaconda‚ Giant Amazon River Turtle‚ and the Howler Monkey
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Rain Forests Rainforests cover only 6% of the earth’s surface but they house more than half of the world’s animal and plant population. Rainforests have beautiful layered ecosystems and water features that home massive amounts of living things. There is a very diverse food chain in rainforests. Deforestation is limiting what the rainforest can provide to the world. Rainforests are very large forests that help the earth in many ways. They house many plants‚ animals‚ insects‚ and even
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The Tropical Rainforests There are many different ecosystems on this planet. They include tundra’s‚ desserts‚ grasslands‚ etc. However‚ the tropical rainforest is truly the world’s most diverse biome in both structure and species diversity. The Tropical rainforest is characterized by a dense growth of trees and by the continuously canopy that is formed by the broad- leaved Evergreen trees. There is also large amounts of precipitation annually and there is no dry season‚ which is a major factor
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