The tropical rain forests once blanketed the Earth like a wide green belt around the equator. Just a few thousand years ago forests covered 14 percent of the Earth ’s land surface‚ or 5 billion acres. Humans already have destroyed half of this rain forest area‚ with most damage occurring in the last 200 years. Many of the main causes of the rainforest destruction include: logging‚ agriculture-shifted‚ cultivators‚ agricultures-cash‚ crops and cattle‚ ranching‚ fuelwood‚ large dams‚ mining and
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earthworms‚ termites‚ bacteria‚ and protozoans. They are very important because they decompose the rotting trees‚ decaying fruit‚ and dead animals in the forest. They also provide nutrients to the land. Human Impact on The Amazon • Deforestation- Many acres of the Amazon have been eliminated each year for farming‚
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used daily. Such chemicals are being released more and more each day; faster than our trees and oceans can absorb. Having less and less trees each day could also be an important factor to take into account. The rainforest is disappearing due to deforestation‚
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What is illegal logging ***Illegal logging is not always a clearly defined term‚ but can be described as forestry practices or activities connected with wood harvesting‚ processing and trade that do not conform to law. Illegalities occur right through the chain from source to consumer‚ the harvesting procedure itself may be illegal‚ including corrupt means to gain access to forests‚ extraction without permission or from a protected area‚ cutting of protected species or extraction of timber in excess
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areas leave the soil vulnerable to erosion by wind and water. The human practices that contribute to desertification include: · Overgrazing · Improper soil and water resource management · Cultivation of land with unsuitable terrain or soils · Deforestation without adequate replanting One of the main
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Chapter 11 : Soil: The Foundation for Land Ecosystem Chapter 11 Brooke Settles Chapter 11 discusses three major practices that expose soil erosion and how they can be corrected . The three are Over- cultivation‚ Overgrazing and Deforestation. These are each all major problems in creating an unsustainable society. The good thing is that each of these causes of erosion can be corrected to create a more sustainable society. First there is Overcultivation which is the practice of repeatedly
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forest ecosystems. There was a time when the Deciduous forests covered about half of the land on earth‚ but it’s how reduced to one-third due to the forest clearing. Humans also incidentally harm these forests through burning fossil fuels and deforestation by burning the land. The forests in North America had been
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As I walk down the hall leading to my room I realize how pleasant it is to be finally home. I stop at the door to my room and think about how peaceful it’s been living there since I got my own room. It’s been stress free having a room to myself without anyone to be bothered by. It’s almost as if my room has been a part of me and the only place I can definitely call my home. I finally walk in and it’s like stepping into a comfort zone. Standing at the doorway looking inwards‚ I see my queen size
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square miles. The land of Benin is mostly flat plains with some hills and low mountains. The tallest mountain is just over one thousand feet in height. Some environmental concerns that Benin is facing is the issue of clean water‚ poaching‚ and deforestation. There are many endangered species in Benin due to habitat destruction.
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The Borneo Rainforest is located in Borneo which is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java‚ Indonesia‚ at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. The Rainforest is 130 million years old‚ which makes it the oldest rainforest in the world. The Borneo rainforest is one of the only remaining natural habitats for the endangered Bornean Orangutan. It is an important refuge for many endemic forest species‚ including the Asian Elephant‚ the Sumatran Rhinoceros‚ the
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