THAKUR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES & RESEARCH Social Forestry: Issues Containing Deforestation and Afforestation Submitted to- Prof. T. Shanthi Malaichamy ByAshish Dalvi Shashank Hegde Dhiraj Dubey Gayatri Sisodiya - 24 - 27 - 32 - 39 Siddhesh Hemmady - 28 Index Introduction Research Paper Deforestation Afforestation Government Initiatives Solutions Conclusion 1 4 5 8 10 12 13 Introduction Social forestry programs in India have grown in importance and scale and now constitute
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Causes and consequences of reduced biodiversity in tropical rain forests In many tropical countries‚ the majority of deforestation results from the actions of poor subsistence cultivators. However‚ in Brazil only about one-third of recent deforestation can be linked to cultivators. A large portion of deforestation in Brazil can be attributed to land clearing for pastureland by commercial and speculative interests‚ misguided government policies‚ inappropriate World Bank projects‚ and commercial exploitation
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effectiveness of organisations in improving the environment. In this task i will be assessing the effectiveness of the greenpeace organisation in improving the environment. Over the years Greenpeace has targeted some of the worlds largest drivers of deforestation such as the palm oil industry in Indonesia and Malaysia‚ also the soy and casttle industries in the Brazilian Amazon. These are a prime example of successful Greenpeace campaigns. For example; In 2006 the Greenpeace launched campaigns targetting
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species living in all kinds of rainforests. Some valuable resources there that we all we are the type of plants we use for medicine‚ we get food there like bananas‚ we use tress as well‚ and many more but that’s a few to name. 2. What impact does deforestation have on the rainforests? What are some of the short and long-term consequences that result from the destruction of the rainforests? The impact would be leaving all those species there to die because they don’t know where to go mostly all of can
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local peoples of the rainforest suffer greatly. There is an even greater effect on the world as species loss is rapidly increasing‚ greenhouse gas levels are climbing‚ and wood supplies are being depleted. The world collectively must curb the deforestation that increases at an alarming rate…...............................................................................................................2 I. There are increasing amounts of consumables commodities that are required by civilization
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Research Paper Outline How do animals endangered because of deforestation affect the Wayuu people? I. Introduction paragraph- Explain the topic and research question A. Background information 1. General overview of deforestation; statistics 2. Wayuu people intro B. Thesis statement II. Body paragraph #1- Explain deforestation A. Deforestation 1. Where? a. Statistics b. South American deforestation c. Venezuelan deforestation 2. Why? a. Coal mining b. Cattle ranching c. Government
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and Effect Of Deforestation People have been deforesting the Earth for thousands of years‚ primarily to clear land for crops or livestock. Direct causes of deforestation are agricultural expansion‚ wood extraction; logging or wood harvest for domestic fuel or charcoal‚ and infrastructure expansion such as road building and urbanization. Rarely is there a single direct cause for deforestation. Usually there are multiple causes working together simultaneously to cause deforestation. The single biggest
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Deforestation Deforestation is the operation of cut plants and trees because of fuel and architecture expanding and other reasons. Forests are cut down for many reasons. This essay will describe the causes and effects of deforestation‚ and how can we solve this problem. There are many causes of the deforestation. Firstly‚ Agricultural expansion‚ large scale agriculture is the main economic factor behind deforestation. Another factor which is Logging for Timber logging especially illegal logging
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tribes have lived in the Amazon since before the New World became known. The amazon is a beautiful mysterious place that is becoming a target for deforestation. Deforestation is the act of cutting down trees and plants so that the land can be used for other purposes. Deforestation is detrimental when it comes to the habitat of the Amazon Rainforest. Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest needs to stop and it is our reasonability to put a stop to it. To begin with‚
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How does deforestation contribute to the loss of biodiversity in the Amazon? Introduction The Amazon rainforest is the world’s greatest remaining natural resource‚ and the most powerful and bio actively diverse natural wonder on the planet. Its size is so great that if the Amazonian were to be a country‚ it would be the ninth largest in the world. It covers more than 1.2 billion acres of land‚ and has approximately 6.47 square kilometres of rainforest; making up 54% of the word’s rainforests. The
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