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    Deforestation and its Consequences On page 270 in our book it talks about deforestation. This topic really hit home with me as I have helped on a tree farm for 15 years. Our book talks about how we have lost 1% of our forests in North America between 1990 and 2010‚ even though this seems like a small amount (5 million hectares‚ or about 12.3 million acres) it is a big impact on the diversity in North America. In an article I found online about deforestation in North America‚ Deforestation refers

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    Demko Maria Eng 101 – ASSIGNMENT №3 December 10‚ 2012 Abstract. Deforestation has been a global problem for the last century. It is considered to be global as every country is facing it nowadays. Deforestation is caused by chopping trees down‚ in order to produce paper‚ wooden goods‚ to expand territory for building houses and roads. The aim of my project is to give an introduction to the problem of deforestation. In my essay I am going to explain why it is global issue‚ to talk about some

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    Deforestation In Amazon

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    Biodiversity: Deforestation Deforestation is a threat to biodiversity because deforestation increases the chances of animal/plant extinction. In the Amazon‚ around 17% of the forest has been lost in the last 50 years. Causes of Deforestation Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forest in order to make the land available for other uses such as… For fuel Space for housing and urbanization To create commercial items such as paper‚ furniture‚ and homes To create rare and highly priced

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    Deforestation in Malaysia

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    DEFORESTATION AND ENDANGERED SPECIES IN MALAYSIA Malaysia has a diverse number of animal and plant species in its rainforests. 20% of the world’s animal species are found here. These forests cover two-thirds of the Malaysian land. It has about 250 species of reptiles‚ 150 species of snakes and a thousand species of insects. There are around 14‚500 species of flowering plants and trees. Besides the rainforests‚ Malaysia has 1‚ 425 sq km of mangroves. However‚ with the current rate of deforestation

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    Causes of Deforestation

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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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    Before you can understand anything surrounding deforestation‚ you must know what it actually is. Many people believe that it is just cutting down trees‚ specifically in the rainforests. They are correct‚ but there is much more to it than that. Yes‚ deforestation is cutting down trees‚ but what many people don’t know are the effects that it has. Deforestation affects almost every aspect of life. It affects the atmosphere‚ biosphere‚ hydrosphere‚ lithosphere‚ as well as the global economy and

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    Deforestation In Uganda Brandon Clelland - 139962307 It is most apparent that all economic activities have an impact on the environment. Deforestation has quickly become one of the most prevalent issues in the world today‚ and has been broadened by globalization making it a major concern in today’s society. Deforestation is a non-temporary change of land use from forest to other land use or depletion of forest crown to less than 10 percent. Unfortunately deforestation has many negative effects

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    is across the eight developing countries‚ Brazil‚ Peru‚ Bolivia‚ Colombia‚Ecuador‚ Guyana‚ Venezuela‚ Suriname and French Guiana‚ which have been destroyed since 1978. The Amazon have millions of species and thousands of birds and butterflies. Deforestation in the Amazon was mainly because of farmers‚ who cut down trees to produce crops for their families and local consumption. But in the 20th century‚ that began to change by industrial activities‚ agriculture and cattle ranching. The Amazon have

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    The Devastation of Deforestation According to National Geographic‚ forests cover about thirty percent of the Earth’s land area. This percentage is falling drastically. Deforestation is the process of forests being cleared through logging and/or burning to use for timber or to use the area for other purposes. Many estimate that the Earth’s rainforests will be completely wiped out in 100 years. The World Wildlife Fund is the leading organization in the fight to prevent deforestation. Along with protesting

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    Deforestation In Brazil

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    called deforestation. Deforestation is when people burn or cut down a group of trees. It has many negative effects on environment such as climate change‚ clearing of habitats‚ and killing millions of species. The trees are used for fuel‚ to create commercial items such as paper‚ and highly prized items such as palm oil from palm trees. “Deforestation in Amazon Basin is destroying the habitat and endangers a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area.” Deforestation is not

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