has one of the highest deforestation 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
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Deforestation has been taking places in every part of the world. Many forests have been cleared out without considering the effect to the world. Deforestation was‚ is and is going to be done with the reason to fulfill human’s need. Forest was used to cover around 50% of the total land in the earth‚ but sadly forest only cover around 30% of the total land. Can we still call earth the green planet if deforestation keeps on happening? I strongly believe that we need to stop deforestation before it is
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CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION Deforestation is the product of the interaction of the many environmental‚ social‚ economic‚ cultural‚ and political forces at work in any given region. The mix of these forces varies from decade to decade‚ and from country to country. As a consequence‚ generalizations are dangerous. In most cases‚ deforestation is a process that involves a competition amongst different land users for scarce resources‚ a process exacerbated by counter-productive policies and weak institutions
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medicine‚ and shelter as well as breathable air. At the rate that forests are being cut down we are not able to replant them due to lack of funding and space. Many of the lands that were once forests are now homes to factories that encourage more deforestation. Although it may not seem relevant to some people of the United States‚ this country still benefits from rain forests around the world. The United State’s government does have some economic incentives for preserving forests in the U.S. and other
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Effects of Deforestation The subject of deforestation and the effects that it has on the environment have been heavily debated for a long time; particularly over the last few years. Governments and large lumber companies see large profits in the mass deforestation of forests and state that their actions are having few‚ if any‚ harmful effects on the environment. Most people disagree with this and think that the environmental effects are devastating and will become irreversibly disastrous in the
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Rainforest Deforestation LA298: Associate Degree Capstone June 30‚ 2012 Rainforest Deforestation The world’s rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate and the consequences could be devastating. Global climate change is accelerating‚ due in part to deforestation of the rainforests around the world which help to maintain the hydrologic cycle of the Earth‚ and play a large part in cleaning the air that the population breathes. There exists a diverse collection of species in these ecosystems
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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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Deforestation is a real threat to Haiti; its rapid occurrence has caused significant problems. In 1923 forests covered 60% of the land‚ in 2006 there was less than 2% of forest left. Haiti gets 77.3% of its electricity from burning fossil fuels; wood and charcoal. Its rapid population growth‚ poor agricultural practices and excessive wood harvesting has meant that 97% of the island is deforested with extensive soil erosion. Soil erosion has lowered the productivity of land decreasing agricultural
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Deforestation in the tropics Rainforests are being destroyed at an astounding rate. The land is being cleared away for the pure interest of money and nobody of these capitalists thinks about it’s importance. It supports millions of plant‚ animal and insect species. Tropics produce more than 20% of our oxygen on the planet and that’s not all‚ we use huge amount of plants from there to provide ourselves with medics and drugs. I understand capitalistic view and I respect it‚ but it is not normal
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causing environmental damage because those in power has to learn to associate positive economic growth with a healthy environment‚ An estimated 13 million surface of forests were lost each year between 2000 and 2010 due to deforestation. In tropical rainforests particularly‚ deforestation continues to be an urgent environmental issue that jeopardizes people’s livelihoods‚ threatens species‚ and intensifies global warming. Forests make a vital contribution to humanity‚ but their full potential will only
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