to ongoing changes in climate patterns. Deforestation undermines this important carbon sink function. It is estimated that 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions are the result of deforestation. Deforestation is a particular concern in tropical rainforests because these forests are home to much of the world’s biodiversity. For example‚ in the Amazon around 17% of the forest has been lost in the last 50 years‚ mostly due to forest conversion for cattle ranching. Deforestation in this region is particularly
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from: <http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/papers/genderbias.html> 15 22. Margulis‚ Sergio (2004) Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon. Washington D.C: The World Bank 23 24. William Jackson (2009) How Can We Save the Amazon Rainforest? [online]‚ 13 Dec. Available from<http://www.ehow.com/way_5377210_can-save-amazon-rainforest.html> [20 Dec 2010] 25
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Madagascar is a small island located off the East Coast of Mozambique‚ home to a diverse group of organisms not known anywhere else on Earth. Theories on how they came to be on the island include: travelling across an exposed causeway between mainland Africa and Madagascar (McCall‚ 1996); being remnants of species found on a supercontinent known as Gondwana (Yoder & Nowak‚ 2006) and even floating over to the island on pieces of debris (Matthew‚ 1915). In whichever way the organisms that reside
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Research Questions The research questions that this study wants to approach are as follows: RQ#1: Why does deforestation rampantly occur in less developed and poor countries such as Honduras? RQ#2: How does deforestation in Honduras contributes to global warming that leads to natural catastrophes? Methodology This study achieved its findings by analyzing the severity of deforestation in Honduras based on those areas which have already reported severe forest damages and are already
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in the world are to be found in the rainforests. More than 3500 species of plants and animals! The constantly high temperatures and the continuously high humidity in the tropics make this biodiversity possible. The temperature is in most tropical rainforests between 25 and 35 degrees Celsius. Unfortunately‚ the forests are threatened. David Orr correctly observed that “ if today is a typical day on planet earth‚ we will lose about 30‚000 hectares of rainforests‚ or 1200 hectares per hour‚ or 21 hectares
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Huaorani of Ecuador The Huaorani Indians live in the Amazonian rainforest in Ecuador‚ and they are a semi-nomadic horticultural society. They hunt wild game‚ gather fruits‚ and berries‚ but they also grow their own plants. They live off the land and have to move from time to time usually every ten years or so in order to not over use the area. They are feared by many people in their region because of their violent reputation‚ they are temperamental‚ and unpredictable. The men and women have
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The Yanomami People Martha A. Garcia Instructor: Rachel Grabner INT 101 Cultural Anthropology May 19‚ 2013 2. This tribe of people are unique a very interesting. In viewing several videos about these people and reading up on them‚ and how they live is truly astonishing and intriguing to me. The Yanomami tribe are an indigenous group
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The Yanomami is a tribe located in Northern Brazil and Venezuela‚ South America. They live in the rainforests and mountains environments. They both live off the land and farm. The Yanomami tribe’s population is approximately 32 thousand. The Brazilian land of the Yanomami is about 9.6 million hectares whilst the Yanomami territory of Venezuela is around 8.2 million hectares. Together these two lands make up the largest indigenous territory in the world. Although our culture differs from the Yanomami
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through the thick forest canopy. We started our research with no clues‚ but as explorers‚ our natural instinct guided us through the monstrous overgrowth. It was as though something was calling out for us‚ from deep within the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Follow your intuition‚ as Jane‚ my partner had always said. So we pressed on‚ venturing into the unknown. It took an eternity before the both of us finally stumbled upon a muddy trail of footprints‚ signs of human activity. I was staring blankly
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Chico Mendes. Chico Mendes stated‚ “At first I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees‚ then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon Rain Forest. Now I realize I am fighting for humanity.” Chico Mendes raised awareness in Brazil due to the injustice his family and community faced by rubber barons‚ who took control of the Rain Forest territories. Chico Medes was a social and environmental warrior who defended Brazilian Rubber Tappers (Encyclopedia). Born December 15‚ 1944 in Brazil‚ Chico
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