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    The Harsh Reality of Deforestation If you ask a random individual to describe a landscape to you, any landscape that they can imagine from anywhere in the world, the odds are that they will mention an environment with trees. This is almost inevitable as every type of biome harbors some kind of tree, except for one: the arctic. Through new forms of science, researchers were even able to calculate just how many trees were on the earth. According to this recent study “the answer is somewhere around

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    "An estimated 18 million acres (7.3 million hectares) of forest are lost each year." (LiveScience). The deforestation in the Amazonian rainforest of Brazil harms the environment and everything within it. Up to 30,000 species are expected to become extinct by the next centuries quarter due to deforestation. Oil is the number one leading cause of deforestation in the Amazon to sell to large corporate countries such as the United States of America. At 66 million tons of oil annually, 27 million hectares

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    Introduction Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is the cutting or burning down trees. Two main reasons the Amazon rainforest is being cleared is for raising cattle and growing crops (Figure 1). This is because the production of beef and soy has increased.1 The Amazon rainforest is located in countries throughout South America. The area this report will look at is Brazil, which is the largest country in the region. The majority of deforestation in the Amazon takes place in Brazil.2 There are

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    homes etc. The act of deforestation has been increasing every year, and it can lead to extinction of species, and have effect on environment. But many people have no concerns about deforestation because they might not have knowledge about the impact towards the ecosystem, people, and the environment. Industrialists seems to have no concerns because they only care about the revenue that they make. Deforestation have bad effect on environment, people, and animals. First, Deforestation have bad effect on

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    Australia has a high rate of deforestation. As much land has been cleared in the last 50 years in Australia as was cleared in the previous 150 years. ().  Even though Australia isn’t recognised as a place with a lot of deforestation, it is recognised for some people a serious problem as it kills and put animals lives in danger and destroys the beautiful landscape and soil that we have. Mining is a very large part of Australia and has ruined many places. Bungonia is only one of the places it has effected

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    several different factors that contribute to the economic downfall. Deforestation, and overfishing are two of the factors. Deforestation is default that affects so many areas around the world. 18 million acres of forest are lost each year because of deforestation. Australia is one of the countries that is currently being affected by deforestation, the country has lost about 40% of their forests. Australia has been affected by deforestation ever since the European settlement back in the late 18th century

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    Essay Desertification And Deforestation

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    Desertification And Deforestation The Amazon Rainforest is probably the most important region that is threatened by deforestation. With over four million squared kilometers it is roughly the size of the United States. The Amazon spreads across nine South American Countries and contains one-fifth of the Worlds fresh water and one-third of the known living species. The land is home to hundreds of indigenous groups and is considered by many to be “the lungs of the planet”. Most

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    forests also provide many other ecosystem services, such as erosion control, carbon sequestration, water cycle regulation, and even recreational and aesthetic value. However, deforestation threatens these valuable ecosystems. Many people think of tropical forests when they hear of deforestation. Although tropical deforestation is certainly a serious environmental problem, the forest resources in the United States have been (and will continue to be) depleted. In

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    thrive after the numerous accounts of human destruction. Deforestation in America is a huge problem with devastating affects to humans. The root causes of this travesty are mainly the ongoing need to increase America's economic growth, and the idea of frontierism. These two aspects of deforestation tie together well. Together they help define the thought process that Americans have

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    land conflict in the Amazon rainforest is to stop deforestation. Because rubber tappers aren’t hurting the environment. They also make money/ living off of collecting the resources. The tappers have been tapping trees for their whole life. Although the rubber tappers have to put cuts in the trees to get the rubber resources out it doesn’t hurt the trees. The Amazon rainforest is in danger of deforestation. The government should stop deforestation because the rubber tappers were not harming the environment

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