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    Deforestation

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    DEFORESTATION INTRODUCTION The clearing of tropical forests across the Earth has been occurring  on a large scale for many years. This process‚ known as deforestation‚  involves the cutting down‚ burning‚ and damaging of forests. If the  current rate of deforestation continues‚ the world’s rain forests will  vanish soon‚ causing unknown effects on global climate and eliminating  the majority of plant and animal species on the planet. It would also  change the water and oxygen levels dramatically

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    As I traveled through the Tropical Rainforest I Have discovered a new species that I call Gribbles. They are based on the creature’s Gremlins. They are small animals no bigger than 6 in as an adult. They travel through flight and they reach the adult weight of 4 pounds. I followed this creature to study its behavioral and structural adaptations‚ I discovered that this creature has very slimy skin so it doesn’t get dehydrated like most plants and animals in the rainforeat.The gribbles have large black

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    0.6 ha per capita (Figure 1). The five most forest-rich countries (the Russian Federation‚ Brazil‚ Canada‚ the United States of America and China) account for more than half of the total forest area. Deforestation – mainly the conversion of tropical forest to agricultural land – shows signs of decreasing in several countries. Around 13 million hectares of forest were converted to other uses or lost through natural causes each year in the last decade. At a regional level‚ South America suffered

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    Amazon Deforestation

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    Danny Hernandez Dr. Katy Koch Writing 101: Research Paper 11 March 2010 Amazon Deforestation The Amazon rainforest the largest tropical area in the world‚ a vast and humid area where thousands of species of mammals‚ fish and insects have been unidentified by human; thus being the largest rainforest in the world‚ it is also the largest area of deforestation where football fields after fields are taken down a minute. The Amazon Deforestation being a growing issue amongst society in this generation

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    21st Century Problems: Deforestation Senator Bill Brady stated‚ “Every time I have some moment on seashore‚ or in the mountains‚ or sometimes in a quiet forest‚ I think this is why the environment has to be preserved‚” but unfortunately in our vast society‚ the environment is having a hard time finding a place in our competitive resource era. Acres of forest are being mowed down by companies to feed their ever growing corporate empires and without being conscious about the problem that leads

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    Deforestation Deforestation is the process whereby natural forests are cleared through logging and/or burning‚ either to use the timber or to replace the area for alternative uses. Deforestation occurs around the world‚ though tropical rainforests are particularly targeted. Countries with significant deforestation currently or in the recent past include Brazil‚ Indonesia‚ Thailand‚ the Democratic Republic of Congo and other parts of Africa‚ and parts of Eastern Europe‚ according to UNEP collaborating

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    knowledge of this gorgeous island. The beaches of Malaysia are known to have the added advantage of being relatively unknown. The rain forests in Malaysia are mostly dominated by trees and are known to be suitable for a tourism attraction site. The rainforests of Malaysia‚ for example‚ contain about 6‚000 species of trees according to the “World Wildlife Fund.” Even as Malaysia’s rain forest yields to clearing and over-exploitation national parks provide some opportunity to explore their primal richness

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    been going on and we have not been able to comprehend the dimension until recently. Nobody knows exactly how much of the world’s rainforests have already been destroyed and continue to be razed each year. Data is often imprecise and subject to differing interpretations. However‚ it is obvious that the area of tropical rainforest is diminishing and the rate of tropical rain forest destruction is escalating worldwide‚ despite increased environmental activism and awareness. Deforestation is the conversion

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    Amazon Deforestation Essay

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    industries‚ and soybean farmers’ expansion into the rainforest. The effects are also important as well‚ some effects of Deforestation are the change in climate‚ the impact on the global hydro climate‚ and scattered rainfall; whether it be increased or decreased. The Amazon is threatened by many factors one of them being the oil industries continuous search for the oil reserves held within the amazon. As stated within an article; “The Amazon rainforest and its surviving native communities

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    Congo Basin Research Paper

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    Central Congo Basin Moist Forests “The Congo Basin makes up one of the most important wilderness areas left on Earth. At 500 million acres‚ it is larger than the state of Alaska and stands as the world’s second largest tropical forest” (Congo Basin). The Amazon is the only moist tropical forest that is bigger than the Congo Basin moist forest. The Congo Basin moist forest is four times the size of France and contains about one fourth of the closed canopy forest left on Earth (Managing Congo Basin Forests:

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