On Earth‚ climate change is a major factor that is happening and affecting everything. Climate change is also affecting Canada’s many primary resource industries. One specific primary industry is the forestry industry in British Columbia. Out of all the industries in Canada‚ I think that the forestry industry is the most impacted by climate change. Climate change is affecting British Columbia severely because of the mountain pine beetle. The mountain pine beetle is a bug that is native to the forests
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Soft Wood Lumber and Doman Industries Soft Wood Lumber Disputes Simmered more than 20 years‚ but spilled over May 2002 Dispute from May 2002 to July 2006 Canada’s View Timber is owned by provincial government‚ which charge a ‘stumpage fee’ (charge to cut the trees down) Subsidized because it is used for many industries United States’ View Practice competitive auction‚ and claims Canadian provision unfair Soft Wood Lumber Disputes (con’t) Tentative Agreement reached in April 2006 US would
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The Causes and Effects of Deforestation Deforestation is becoming more and more popular in many countries all over the world. “Based on environment statistics‚ more than half of the trees in this world are gone due to human activity” (Nayak‚2008)‚ this action has been direct influences on mankind lives. Therefore‚ the causes and effects of deforestation is one of the most interested problems at the present time. There are some main reasons why deforestation is happening increasingly. I have
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Deforestation of South-East Asia The effects deforestation is having on south-east Asia are dizzying. Rapid development since the siege of Khe-Sanh in Vietnam (1968) and surrounding nations of the Mekong region has caused widespread destruction of their forests. Many of these areas are switching trees for coffee bushes‚ threatening the extraordinary biodiversity that holds around 1‚700 different species. These trees are cut down for the furniture export market. Also‚ forests are being wiped out
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Hemp has the potential to stop deforestation. Points: Can stop the use of tree products that have contributed to deforestation Trees cut down to make paper take 50 to 500 years to grow‚ while hemp can be cultivated in as little as 100 days and can yield 4 times more paper over a 20 year period. Until 1883‚ from 75-90% of all paper in the world was made with cannabis hemp fiber including that for books‚ Bibles‚ maps‚ paper money‚ stocks and bonds‚ newspapers‚ etc. 2 Hemp paper is longer lasting
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Deforestation of the Amazonian Rainforest Earth’s natural resources are what we are extracting from the earth. Industries‚ which excavate the earth’s resources‚ include forestry‚ oil extraction‚ and mining. Present-day society is based upon a vast consumption of non-replaceable minerals and fuels such as coal‚ oil and natural gasses. Other materials such as cotton‚ wool timber and produce‚ if utilized wisely can be replenished. Is the carbon dioxide level higher‚ due to massive
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After years of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest‚ Brazil is starting to open their eyes. Brazil in the passed has allowed for deforestation of the amazon. They are finally starting to see the effects of it and are trying to turn it around. Brazil allowed land clearing for use of cattle farms‚ soy bean crops‚ mining and logging. They allowed for this to increase income and decrease the amount of poverty in the country. The effects of doing so are detrimental to the environment. The increase
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Deforestation is a serious problem today‚ and has been for a long time. It is one of the greatest threats to nature on Earth‚ if not the single greatest. It is one root cause of soil erosion‚ the root cause of global warming‚ and the greatest contributor to the endangerment and extinction of so many species throughout the world. To understand deforestation though‚ one must know exactly what it is first. Therefore‚ deforestation is defined by the Encyclopedia Britannica Online as "The cutting down
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Deforestation of the Pacific Northwest One of the most controversial areas associated with the global problem of deforestation is the Pacific Northwest of the US. The problem can be broken down into several issues that all tie in together. These include the near extinction of the Northern Spotted Owl‚ the "business" aspect of logging versus the environmental aspect‚ and the role of the government in this problem. In 1973‚ the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed. This enabled the Dept. of
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Gagliardi Jay Knower Composition December 2‚ 2011 New Hampshire and Deforestation Many people today see New Hampshire as a woods infested state with so much beautiful nature and an incredible amount plants‚ lakes‚ and wild life. Most people who live here think there is so much forests that when deforestation occurs‚ they believe it doesn’t pose a threat or make a dent. The Granite State has been a victim of deforestation for many years and it has believed to be getting worse every year but to
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