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    biodiversity. Methods of clear-cutting and burning for industrial‚ agricultural‚ and use for livestock‚ however‚ have left some areas of the Amazon in a state of barren wasteland. It is important to recognize the detrimental effects that come with deforestation; extinction of specialized species‚ loss of biodiversity‚ soil erosion‚ loss of habitat‚ and climate change are all serious matters that can no longer be thrown under the rug. Although the timber industry relies on trees‚ they should not be seen

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    Environmental Issues of Madagascar Western International University SCI 275 Environmental Science Environmental Issues of Madagascar Madagascar is located off the Southeastern tip of Africa. The island is one of the four largest islands in the world with a land area of 226‚657 square miles. Geological theory is that the island broke away from the African continent over 150 million years ago‚ but humans did not inhabited the island until 2000 years ago (wildmadagascar.org

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    Nevertheless‚ many tropical areas around the world‚ similar to these treasured rainforests‚ are being cut and degraded for timber‚ palm oil‚ pulp‚ rubber‚ minerals‚ and other materials. The action of deforestation is prompt to endanger the existence of valuable species. Not only that‚ deforestation is also being matched with illegal wildlife trade as forests provide easy access to more land and remote areas (WWF‚ n.d). This resulted in several severe consequences mainly habitat

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    continuous degradation of the forests or what is known to be deforestation (Maycock‚ 2011‚ p.398) is being performed‚ resulting to serious problems including the displacement of wildlife species‚ the occurrence of severe effects during or after a tropical storm (which is commonly experienced by Filipinos)‚ and the increasing level of temperature in the country. In fact‚ Philippines ranks number three in the world’s fastest deforestation rate (Padilla‚ 2011) that has mainly been due to agricultural

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    An issue in the world today that is extremely troubling is the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest. The world’s largest remaining natural resource is at risk of total destruction. This beautiful South American forest represents 40% of the continent and 54% of the total remaining rain forests that are left. It covers nine of the countries in South America which include Brazil‚ Colombia‚ Peru‚ Venezuela‚ Bolivia‚ Guyana‚ French Guiana and Suriname. From May 2000 to August 2006‚ approximately 150

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    The Lung of Our Earth

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    are lost every second. In fact‚ they now cover only a mere 6% of the earth’s land surface compared with 14% when humankind first settled. Experts estimate that the last remaining rain forests could be consumed in less than 40 years. Obviously‚ deforestation has been becoming an alarming phenomenon for the whole world. Writing about this issue‚ Laura Lopen‚ John Maier and Dick Thompson express some quite strong opinions. In “Playing with Fire”‚ the authors indicate that the rain forests of the Amazon

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    rainforest which has already lost 20% of its area forever. Deforestation is the single biggest threat to the rainforest; the prime cause of it is cattle ranching. This is when land is cleared to provide space for cattle ranchers to herd their livestock to help increase beef production. This activity accounts for 60% of deforestation in Brazil‚ which is having a major effect on the biodiversity of the ecosystem. The impacts of deforestation are wide. In the Amazon there have been problems with increased

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    the Earth’s surface (or 30 per cent of total land area) and function as habitats for organisms‚ hydrologic flow modulators‚ and soil conservers‚ constituting one of the most important aspects of the Earth’s biosphere. The emerging trends of deforestation‚ desertification and soil erosion are closely linked with societal basic needs‚ economic and population growth and energy consumption-making the entire issue very complex. As increasing number of small farmers and rural poor are considered as

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    example of deforestation. But‚ not only did the inhabitants destroy many trees‚ they also had the bad luck to be living on one of the islands with the highest risk for deforestation. In the book‚ nine environmental causes for deforestation are mentioned‚ and the Easter Islands had to deal with all of these 9 factors. The variations in rainfall and latitude‚ the fact that it is a dry island and that it is a cooler island farther from the equator contributed mostly to the deforestation. Another contributing

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    Holiday Gifts for Good -Silicon Valley Parents Develop GigatonGifts Website 1888 Press Release - GigatonGifts was launched in December by a group of Silicon Valley parents concerned about deforestation. Volunteer parents developed the GigatonGifts website (www.GigatonGifts.org)‚ where people can purchase trees and solar stoves in Africa and Haiti as gifts. San Francisco‚ CA - GigatonGifts was launched in December of 2013 by a group of Silicon Valley parents concerned about the planet

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