Numerical Facts about… …Rain forest population * 63‚000 square miles of Rainforests are being destroyed each year. * Already over half of the world’s tropical forests have been lost. * Every year approximately four billion tons of carbon accumulates in the air each year‚ about 30% of this comes directly from the continued burning of the rainforests. * More than anything else‚ rainforest is destroyed by peasant farmers. However‚ the responsibility for this lies largely with the
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Disappearing Amazon: Understanding a Global Issue by Kelsey Numan In the past few decades‚ the Amazon rainforest has been in the spotlight of environmental debate—and rightfully so. The past 40 years of human destruction has resulted in a loss of about 20% of the rainforest. The Amazon is home to millions of unique plant and animal species that contribute to a vast majority of the Earth’s flourishing biodiversity. Methods of clear-cutting and burning for industrial‚ agricultural‚ and use for livestock
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2011 Willise Riche‚ M.D. Simulation Paper There are thousands of pharmaceutical companies in the world today who thrive on rainforests around the world for its plants and trees for production of different herbal remedies. The rainforests account for majority of the world’s plants and animals and produce a high amount of the world’s oxygen. Also the rainforest are home to different Indian Tribes such as the Kikuyu Tribe. The global population continues to grow and so does the demand for more
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Levels of the Rainforest. Plant Life Animals Have you ever been to a rainforest? Well knows your chance for a limited time offer since many rainforests are disappearing see them now. Let me explain the wonderful reasons why you would want to go to the rainforest. Think about it. Imagine a foggy forest with birds churpping and monkeys calling. Also you would get to see very rare plants and trees. All this and more when you come to the rainforest. You can even find a rainforest near you so you
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Behavior. New York‚ NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin Herman‚ Edward S. and Zarate-Laun‚ Cecilia (1999). Globalization and Instability: The Case of Colombia. Retrieved from: http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Latin_America/Globalization_Colombia.html The Disappearing Rainforests. (2010) Retrieved from: http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm Colombia. Office of the United States Trade Representative. Executive Office of the President. (n.d.) Retrieved from: http://www.ustr.gov/countries-regions/americas/colombia DeAngelis
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to fight cancer‚ AIDS‚ and other serious human diseases. Lastly the Rain forests rich and unique biodiversity makes it a popular tourist destination. The tropical rainforest are being destroyed daily and at a fast rate. Different factors contribute to the wreckage of the
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WHAT IS FAIR TRADE‚ AND WHY SHOULD IT MATTER? You’ve probably heard about Fair Trade‚ maybe even seen signs in supermarkets advertising some of their produce as Fair Trade grown. Well‚ everybody likes to think things are "fair‚" but just what is a Fair Trade grown product like coffee beans or tea? The Fair Trade movement is based on a set of six principles including: ∑ Fair price: Democratically organized farmer groups receive a guaranteed minimum floor price and an additional premium
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forests is a picture that most of humankind could not presently conceive. Unfortunately‚ the Amazon Rainforest is on this path of devastation. With more than half of the world’s biodiversity in rainforests across the world and about 20% of the world’s oxygen produced by the Amazon‚ it is vital that the threat of deforestation comes to an end. It is widely known that trees across the globe are disappearing‚ but much of the general public is uninformed how urgent and serious the threats to health that
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many serious problems‚ but it is a matter of economics. There won’t be any complete disaster‚ and what we cannot solve‚ well‚ that’s the price we have to pay." - Eduardo Albuquerque Barbosa There is a constant war that is being fought in the rainforests of South America. The death toll is one that far surpasses any other war in history. Vietnam and World War II had minimal loss of life compared to this never ending battle. It is predicted that by the year 2020‚ the casualties will reach 150
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people to firmly and completely protect rainforests that are scattered throughout the globe in order to preserve such a diverse piece of the planet. A well planned system aimed towards
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