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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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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I have always held the view that killing an animal for food is morally wrong due to having being brought up as a vegetarian. Although I will maintain this lifestyle for as long as I live‚ I have begun to understand why the majority of people find vegetarianism a mystery. Around two million land animals are slaughtered everyday in the UK alone to be devoured by humans #. Whether this is a surprise to you or not‚ this is a big proportion of livestock and there is bound to be millions of more animals
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ensure the conservation of tropical rainforests as they are of economic importance. Tropical rainforest houses a large no. of species of plants and animals. many tropical plants are of great economic importance as they are sources of raw material for industries‚ medicinal drugs‚ natural insecticides and food. 1.raw material for industries include fibres‚ cotton and oils. 2.nearly 25% of medicinal drugs are originated from some plant species in the rainforests‚ like quinine‚ an anti-malarial
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Facts about Pollution Pollution prevention |Interesting facts | |Did you know? | |Every year approximately 75‚000 litres of detergents and 12‚000 kilograms of dirt and other pollutants flow into North Shore | |City’s streams‚ lake and beaches from people washing their
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Sustainability When the industrial revolution first came‚ people did not pay much attention to its effects on the environment‚ for in the early stages‚ the damages were not apparent. The fact that industrial activity immensely benefited people resulted in worldwide rapid growth of industries. However‚ the more the industries spread‚ the more nature suffered. People eventually became aware that not only did manufacturing factories cause air‚ water‚ and land pollution‚ but they also destroyed natural
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Reducing Deforestation Abstract The Green Belt Movement was established in 1977 by Dr. Wangari Maathai. The movement was enacted to plant enough trees and raise awareness regarding tropical deforestation. Although she was persecuted for her efforts to protect Kenya’s forest‚ she continued to fight the forest “give-aways” by planting trees and other nonviolent actions . The movement discovered that the survival of the forests is dependent upon how well they are cared for; it is also dependent
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eastward and into the rest of the world as trade increased. Chocolate is mainly grown in Ghana and Africa where production can greatly effect the environment through intense farming and deforestation. Because chocolate is grown in areas where Tropical Rainforests are usually located farmers cut down and destroy wildlife habitats to clear room for land used in chocolate production. During cocoa cultivation and farming‚ nutrients are leached out of the soil due to poor irrigation and the neglect of proper
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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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References: Mandarich‚ T. (2008‚ February). Tropical rainforests- 4 ways to stop deforestation. Retrieved from EZine Magazines: http://www.ezinearticles.com/?Tropical-Rainforests---4-ways-to-stop-deforestation&id=1491669 Rayburn‚ E. (2000‚ November). Overgrazing can hurt the environment‚ your pocket. Retrieved from West Virginia University.edu: http://www
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