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 over half of the earth’s remaining rainforest‚ which is a home to many living plants and animals‚ Over the past 40 years‚ around 20% of the Amazon has been cut down‚ which plays an important role in the global carbon
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In class‚ we watched a documentary about the geography and wildlife of the Amazon rainforest tilted “The Amazon: The Flooded Forest.” The film covered a wide variety of the unique ecosystem of the Amazon Rainforest and described them well. The film covers the studies of Michael Goulding‚ a conservation scientist studying wildlife of the Amazon. During the film‚ many traits about the Amazon are discussed at length. One of the most unique characteristics of the Amazon is its people. The indigenous
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Islands have tropical rain forests‚ the deltaic regions have tropical forests and mangroves; the desert and semi desert areas of Rajasthan are known for cactii‚ a wide variety of bushes and thorny vegetation. Depending upon the variations in the climate and the soil‚ the vegetation of India changes from one region to another. On the basis of certain common features such as predominant vegetation type and climatic regions‚ Indian forests can be divided into the following groups: Tropical Evergreen
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In her article "Carving up the Amazon" (Nature 3/22/2014)‚ Barbara Fraser descripes the effects of road construction and deforestation in the Amazon and on a global scale. Fraser states that rainforest destruction began in the 1970s. Since then‚ the road network has extended year by year. The forest must be cut down and the roads offer a way to penetrate the forest and destroy large parts of it. This causes changes in the remaining forest. One of the consequences of the construction of roads is
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demand for deforestation is rampant and the quickly disappearing forest in Uganda leaves much concern for our economy. Uganda is a country in East Africa that is bordered by many places such as Kenya‚ South Sudan and Rwanda. (See figure 1) Logging for tropical hardwoods‚ fuel wood‚ and the paper industry are the primary reasons for the clear cutting to occur. Unfortunately the devastation of deforestation brings large profits‚ which ultimately is what the government and logging companies are after. Many
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Where in the world is the Monteverde rain forest? Nestled atop Costa Rica’s continental divide‚ the Monteverde rainforest Proudly calls the town of Monteverde Its home. High above the coastal towns dotted Along the famous Costa Rican seaside‚ Monteverde sits at an altitude of 4‚662 Ft. above sea level. Major Abiotic Factors v Because of the high altitude‚ this particular rain forest is known as a Cloud Forest. v A Cloud Forest is categorized as a highland forest that receives nearly 100%
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make a source of income to support themselves and their families. The Rubber tappers that are there now want to continue making a living from the rainforest. Previously when the price of rubber dropped most of the plantations were abandoned‚ but now things have changed. In the 1960’s the government of Brazil decided that there better ways to use the rainforest. By the government deciding that it encouraged people to clear the forest for farms and ranches. products are made with the rubber for example
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Latin American and Caribbean countries houses more than 50 percent of the world’s tropical forests‚ 33 percent mammals‚ 33 percent reptiles‚ 40 percent birds and well over 50 percent of the amphibians in the world. But Columbia alone hosts a great deal of these life forms. The focus on Columbia is necessary because the biological entities are diverse and numerous. Research from Columbia’s Biodiversity reveals the copious life in this country. Colombia houses more life forms than most countries
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Tropical rain forest is very important for our nature such as for ecosystem balance‚ earth temperature and flora and fauna habitat. In our country Malaysia‚ most of the forest are announced as a forest reserve to preserve our forest from destroyed. Not only important to flora and fauna but also to people. For some people‚ their lives depends on forest. However‚ deforestation activity by irresponsible people has led to imbalanced ecosystem. First of all‚ the effect of deforestation is pollution
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to sophisticated natural medicines‚ and from high- tech wood based manufactures to paper products. Environmental benefits include water flow control‚ soil conservation‚ and atmospheric influences. Brazil ’s Amozonia contains half of the world ’s tropical rain forests. The forests cover a region 10 times the size of Texas. Only about 10% of Brazil ’s rain forests have been cut to date‚ but cutting goes on at an uncontrollable rate. Since pre-agricultural times the world ’s forests have declined one
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