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    05 November 2012 Deforestation in third world countries It is said that Mother nature has given many responsibilities to the trees. Without the trees in the rainforest‚ it could have global implications not just on life but the quality of life to all living things. Trees in the rainforest improve the quality of the oxygen that all creatures breathe by trapping carbon and other particles produced by pollution. Trees also determine rainfall and replenish the atmosphere. As more water is able to be

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    first navigated through its river in 1542. The forest has been around for 55 million years on the South American continent (e.g. Maslin et al. 2005) but through decades of deforestation‚ climate change‚ agriculture‚ and population growth‚ the Amazon Rainforest is facing a point of destruction. In Brazil‚ at the rate of deforestation of 20‚000 km2/ year‚ the entire Legal Amazonia of Brazil will be gone in 200 years (e.g. Andersen et al. 2007). If we continue to overuse and abuse the Amazon‚ we are going

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    There are many misconceptions regarding deforestation and pollution. Beef cattle are often the last that comes to your mind. Water/food - beef cows use 1000 gallons of water are used to make 1 gallon of milk. 2500 gallons of water are used to produce 1 LB of beef. 77 gallons of water are needed to produce lb of eggs. almost 900 gallons of water are needed to produce 1 lb of cheese. World wide cows drink 45 billion gallons of water per day. Animal agriculture consumes 34-76 trillion gallons of

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    According to CBBC Newsround‚ it is estimated that seven and a half million acres of rainforests are being cut down each year. If everyone started planting trees‚ we could end deforestation. There are many causes of it‚ impacts‚ and alternatives to deforestation. First of all‚ there are a lot of causes of deforestation. According to the World Wildlife Fund‚ illegal logging plays a key role in it. When illegal logging happens it depresses the price of timber worldwide‚ which disadvantages companies

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    Bhutan: Deforestation and Wildlife Extinction Introduction Considered to be located "on the roof of the world‚" Bhutan is a mountainous and sparsely populated region that is classified as one of the least developed countries on earth. Bhutanese people have survived many generations‚ isolated from outside influences which have hindered their technological advancements. However‚ this isolation has enabled them to maintain strong cultural ties. Nestled in the Himalayan Mountain range with up-and-coming

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    Global warming Global warming is when the earth heats up (the temperature rises). It happens when greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ nitrous oxide‚ and methane) trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere‚ which increases the temperature. This hurts many people‚ animals‚ and plants. Many cannot take the change‚ so they die. The greenhouse effect is when the temperature rises because the sun’s heat and light is trapped in the earth’s atmosphere. This is like when heat

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    The worst impact deforestation has on the amazon rainforest is the loss of habitat for many important species. This has greatly impacted the habitats of species in the Amazon rainforest. There are about ten million species that have been discovered by man living on earth. More than half of these species live in tropical rainforests such as the Amazon. Many keystone species and apax predators have habitats in the Amazon. A keystone species is a species that has many important interactions within a

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    Timber companies and logging proponents have their own point of view about conservation‚ and in “Opposing Viewpoints: Logging and Deforestation”‚ people in favor of deforestation practices argue‚ Wood is one of the most valuable natural resources. It is used to build homes‚ businesses‚ churches‚ and museums. Men and women who live in rural areas use it to heat their houses during the colder months of the

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    includes a spatial dimension‚ and is currently unresolved. The deforestation that is currently occurring in Africa is a contemporary geographic issue‚ as it is a concern for the African environment‚ covering the region of sub-Saharan Africa‚ and is still on-going in the present day. 1000km 1000km Deforestation refers to the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Deforestation is detrimental to any environment‚ and has a variety of negative

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    must take an action to make a change. To discuss deforestation we need to look at a role of government and its economic policies . Also we need to look at how the private sector views the ownership of property and its resource at the expense of the environment. Deforestation is the felling and clearance of the land ‚ mostly in the (Less Economic Developed countries.) .Deforestation occurs in many ways. Most of the clearing its done

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