I am doing my project on deforestation, and I learned that almost all off the united states and 75% of Canada were forests, and now there are barely any left. Almost half of all the forests in the world are gone, and another 16 hectors disappears every year. Deforestation is ruining the forest, and is also raising the Co2 levels in the atmosphere. Deforestation ruins the forest now, and for generations to come, the forests never grow the same again. They grow back with different species, and typically grow smaller. The cutting of trees also leads to less Biodiversity. “Many Different Species” The cutting of trees destroys animal’s homes, and many rain forest dwellers have very sensitive habitat and can not handle change. Biodiversity is important for the circle of life, because if one spices of animal dies, there will be many more just like it to take its place. If there are very few species, if one animal goes extinct, it may wipeout a whole other species.
The rainforest not only keeps plants and animals alive, but also humans. The indigenous people who live in the forest need the forest to survive. They use the forest as their homes, and also use the forest for food, and water. These people take good care of the forest because it is so important to their survival. These people understand how to utilize the forest with out killing it, and what cycles work best for harvesting. Some people don’t preserve the forest, and just use the forest as a means to make money. These people cut down trees for rare woods, Plant crops, and raise cattle on the land. They don’t understand that the rainforest is a delicate place. When farmers are planting crop they use only one type of crop. By doing this they are sucking all of the nutrients out of the soil. After about two years all of the nutrients are gone and the farmers move on to another patch of rain forest to destroy. People also use the forest for cattle and plant savanna grass for the cows to eat. Once the grass is eaten and all the nuitrents are taken out, the ground is so compacted by the cows that it is hard for life to live there any more.
http://www.earlham.edu/~pols/17Fall96/inneske/effects.HTM
Even recently the rain forest are being cut down. From 2000 to 2006 150,000 square kilometers were deforested, one of the main contributors being beef. From 1990 to 2001 Europe’s beef imports from Brazil rose 34%, and created a first time growth in Brazilian cattle production. With ever growing cow population, soybean crops, and illegal logging operations the rain forest it being damaged.
http://www.mongabay.com/brazil.html
3 comments:
I found your research rather compelling, more specifically your research on deforestation. The damage that these foreign farmers and logging companies do is appalling and the land should be given back to the indigenous people as they understand how to care for it. All in all good research I hope you get the chance to delve deeper into the rain forests.
You have a lot of really detailed info. The facts presented definitely showed me things about the topics I didn't know before. Such as, the fact that the US used to be way more forest and now most of it is gone. It's interesting that the problem didn't end here and it just moved lower in the hemisphere. Overall pretty well done, but make sure you proof read because there are A LOT of typos and grammatical errors.
I dont know what was part of your research. Not fully sure because there are no quotes or anything to show where you got the information from and what it was saying in context. It make sence and is well written, it seems like you know what you are going to do and just keep pushing towards it.
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