planet. It would also change the water and oxygen levels dramatically‚ which would increase the global warming. Deforestation is mostly experienced between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn especially in the Brazilian part of the Amazon‚ which covers 33% of the world’s rainforests. "Save the greenery Enjoy the scenery Don’t cut our green friends Or it will be the end of all trends" PROBLEMS OF DEFORESTION First of all‚ many medicines come from plants. Most of the Amazon’s
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would increase the global warming. Deforestation is mostly experienced between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn especially in the Brazilian part of the Amazon‚ which covers 33% of the world ’s rainforests. There are many reasons for this process; most of the clearing is done for agricultural purposes such as cattle farming‚ which often replace the rain forest to grow beef for the world market. Farming is another reason for deforestation‚ this happens when poor farmers chop down a
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rates in South America‚ second only to Brazil. This effect is seen particularly in eastern Bolivia where the interregional effects of Brazilian policy and infrastructure can easily be felt across the border. Bolivia‚ as well as other regions in the Amazon are largely inhabited by a wide variety of indigenous cultures that depend on the natural resources of a region for their livelihood and existence. The largest factor in rapid deforestation and desertification of natural resources in Bolivia is the
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interdependence increases the overall fragility and vulnerability of this biome Fragile environments can be exploited in different ways‚ and for different reasons. For example the Amazon Rainforest‚ an equatorial tropical rainforest biome‚ has been significantly exploited for its agricultural potential and natural resources; cattle ranching‚ soya bean and palm oil plantations‚ mining and timber. The most significant consequence of these forms of exploitation is deforestation. There are many management strategies
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‘is it impossible for humans to use the rainforest as a resource without destroying it?’ Describe what the rainforest is like. Rain forests are extremely dense‚ huge and magnificent places. They have almost half of all the plants and animals on the earth living in their boundaries. Some people such as the Amerindians live in them. The structure of the plants in the rain forest‚ as seen in the diagram to the left‚ it is set out in layers of height. Starting at the bottom‚ this layer is called
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The Kayapo Indians live in the Amazon River Basin of Brazil with villages along the Xingu River. Vanderbilt reports that their population in 2003 was 7‚096. They inhabit over 28.4 million acres of the Amazonian Rainforest. This land was received formally via land reserves from Brazil in the 1980’s and 1990’s. The land is mostly tropical rainforest and grassland. The Kayapo live in balance with their natural ecosystem. The indigenous people hunt‚ fish‚ and practice slash and burn agriculture
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Mendez Chico Mendez was born in the Amazon Rainforest‚ December 15th‚ 1944. He became a rubber tapper at the age of 9‚ and was taught everything he knows by his father. In the 1970’s he became involved in a non-violent resistant movement to defend the forest and homes of forest people from deforestation. He believed in using the Amazons resources sustainably for the economic benefit of local people and protecting the rainforest from logging‚ cattle ranching‚ mining and agriculture (plantations)
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Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and currently cover less than 5% of the Earth’s surface‚ but support 50% of all living organisms on Earth. The Amazon Rainforest is an example of a magnificent tropical biome found in the heart of Brazil. Its basin covers an area of 7 million square kilometres and it has an astonishing value in the natural world. The Amazon Rainforest is a key provider of ecosystem services‚ including carbon sequestration and freshwater resources‚ as well as being home to the most
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roads and the logged areas attract settlers‚ farmers‚ and ranchers who slash and burn the remaining forest for cropland or cattle pasture‚ completing the deforestation chain that began with road building. Agriculture-driven deforestation‚ for subsistence‚ and large-scale commercial activities are playing an increasingly significant role. In the Amazon‚ industrial-scale cattle ranching and soybean production are increasingly important causes of deforestation‚ and in Indonesia‚ the conversion of tropical
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The Amazon rainforest is affected by both human interference such as deforestation as well as the climate contributing to global warming and causing both harm and extinction towards the species located within the rainforest. Some of the changes are not down to human interference and is the process of evolution. In the Amazon there are different areas making up the rainforest‚ some areas show human interference where the area has been affected by deforestation‚ whereas other areas of the Amazon stay
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