area of South America‚ housing some of the most magnificent plant species and animals‚ some found nowhere else in the world. Loggers‚ a group of people that use the rainforest to cut down the trees for wood‚ are a huge problem in the rainforest. Deforestation is killing acres and acres of land‚ cause at least 35 species of plants and animals to become extinct every day. These loggers need to stop this process quickly; otherwise the rainforest’s fate may be complete extinction. Many people may argue
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The UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 defined biodiversity as being the variability between all living organisms‚ terrestrial‚ marine and aquatic. This includes the diversity within species‚ between species and of ecosystems. A reasonable standard of living does not mean that a person should live at a luxury level‚ but neither does it mean that a person should only live at a subsistence level. It should be somewhere in between where the person can afford to eat nutritious food‚ buy clothes
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los Organos. This reduced Cuba’s forest cover to 53 percent and by 1960 it was down by 13.5 percent. Ultimately‚ mining‚ farming‚ sugar planting‚ supplying timber and setting up cattle ranches‚ demolished Cuba’s forests over the centuries. Deforestation‚ in any case‚ is both detrimental to the environment and to the economy of Cuba. Forest products are extremely important to the economical well-being of Cuba because they play a primary role in the production of tobacco‚ sugar‚ and citrus fruits
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shelter‚ hiding places from their predators‚ and a source of food. There are so many animals competing for food‚ many animals have adapted by learning to eat a particular food eaten by no other animal. The tropical rainforest is being destroyed by deforestation and diseases. Tropical Rainforest: Plants
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I believe most of us known about the California fires‚ which was noticed on many networks a week ago. According to a report from bbc.com‚ it said‚ “17 wildfires in nine counties have burned more than 115‚000 acres in just the past 12 hours.” The data is reported in the past 12 hours‚ which means the damage is going to be larger‚ and there is no signal to show the fire will stop spreading out. By just looking at the cost it has created‚ I suddenly wonder did we actually consider the wildfires as a
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Temperate forests of Chile are in danger of losing native forest cover due to human alterations. When one mentions deforestation‚ the primary cause one will most probably think of will be conversion to agricultural land. While that is partly the reason for why native temperate forests are losing ground in Chile‚ the authors of this paper offers another underlying cause- native forests are being overrun by exotic tree species introduced by humans to supply raw resources for paper. Large areas of
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perpetrators by reducing the cost of legal and regulatory compliance of timber harvesting‚ sometimes resulting in higher profits. Illegal logging in protected areas can lead to degraded forest ecosystems‚ loss of biodiversity‚ and indirectly to deforestation and the spread of agrarian activity in some developing countries. Several relevant multilateral and international agreements address illegal logging and illegal timber trade. These range from voluntary agreements that‚ for example‚ allow consumer
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All these activities may have damaging environmental impacts. For example‚ land clearing for agriculture is the largest single cause of deforestation; chemical fertilisers and pesticides may contaminate water supplies; more intensive farming and the abandonment of fallow periods tend to exacerbate soil erosion; and the spread of monoculture and use of highyielding varieties of crops have been accompanied by the disappearance of old varieties of food plants which might have provided some insurance
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John have this attribute‚ but also he took action with these intentions. John Muir became a popular man throughout America because of his good deeds and unique‚ naturalist perspective. For instance‚ most of the Sierras would have suffered from deforestation without John Muir’s efforts. Its beautiful landscape would have been torn down‚ all because of the want of greedy‚ short-sided people. John intended to keep this forest fully alive the way nature intended it.
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developing countries‚ meaning more sources are needed. Developments taking place: Belo Monte Dam – Brazil Designed to divert 80% of the Xingu River’s flow – Will devastate an area of 1500 square KM of Brazillian rainforest‚ displace 40‚000 people Deforestation occurring to increase standard of living – More timber needed‚ more space needed for houses and roads. Location – Brazil‚ Southern Hemisphere. Near to the equator to the south of Tropic of Capricorn Biodiversity: The variety of plant and animal
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