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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Nathan Updike English 101 Unit Four Project: Deforestation in the Amazon The Amazon Jungle is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It is nearly 6 million square kilometers in size and houses the widest variety of plant and animal life than any other place on the planet. It also is home to the second largest river on Earth‚ the Amazon River. The jungle is mostly in Brazil‚ but it also spreads to eight neighboring countries in South America; Bolivia‚ Peru‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Venezuela‚ Guyana
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Dragana Dokic Lessons From a Walk in a Rain Forest According to David Suzuki‚ the Choco Rainforest is a stable cosmos of complexity that mustn’t be destroyed in order to sustain communities and ecosystems indefinitely. Although deforestation can be positively utilized in the society‚ it has undeniable flaws. In our modern-day societies‚ profit is the main objective‚ desire and ambition; through the deforestation of such magnificent terrains‚ profit is easily gained. Suzuki stated‚ “…one can’t
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includes all three types of people. Sandler’s article had helpful information pertaining to probably faced locally in the rainforest. It addressed issues causing deforestation‚ such as population growth and government policies‚ which I had not thought of before. This excerpt strengthens my belief that more work can be done to end deforestation and help sustain the world’s rainforests. The author’s use of facts‚ comparisons‚ and statistics made him credible and made it easy for me to agree with his
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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‚ petitioning‚ and working with companies and governmental organizations to fight deforestation
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Deforestation is simply the means of removing trees and forests‚ generally through burning or cutting. In this paper I will cover South America where deforestation mainly takes place as needs in agriculture rise requiring more land. In the tropical regions there are mainly three types of deforestation that take place. Firstly‚ in poor economy countries such as South America‚ poor citizens turn to agriculture for feeding their families. Farmers use agricultural settlements and then cut down acres
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In the movie Avatar‚ James Cameron discussed many topics we have gone over throughout the past year. we have talked about biodiversity. We have talked about how the flow of energy occurs. And also about food webs and food chains. Avatar has many other themes but I find these the three most important ones. In Avatar biodiversity is being shown in Pandora. There are many different species that have adapted to many specific conditions. They show how important the forest is to them. The way the destroyed
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Medicine Men Dr. Chris and Dr. Xan experience a lot of doubt‚ frustration‚ fun‚ hard work‚ exhaustion‚ and numerous other things in their participant observation in the jungle of the Congo. They first arrive in one of the main cities of Africa. Chris and Xan visit a medicine store packed with dried reptiles and other animals. The shop owner shows them a chimpanzee head‚ and tells them that it is a gorilla head. The Dr.’s reaction is that the store owner is ignorant‚ not only because
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In Detroit‚ Michigan of 2002 many ash trees in the hardwood forests of Michigan and in urban areas were unexpectedly dying prematurely and researchers began investigating the problem. As they investigated trees‚ they found tunnels throughout the inside of the tree. The problem turned out to be an insect no longer than 12 millimeters known as the emerald ash borer. Many 10s of millions of dollars have been spent and more than 200 million trees have died or have been sacrificed in efforts to eradicate
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If you fear one of the trees in your yard has one of the many North American tree diseases that are plaguing a variety of tree species‚ you want to call the experts to have the tree treated or removed. If the tree is already dying‚ you’ll want to have it removed from your property. A dying tree can cause a lot of problems for you and around the property. Here are a few reasons why you should consider immediate removal. Prevent Liability Issues There are a variety of things that can go wrong when
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