deforestation by gerald weimer, michael olvera, je yeun min, and latavia allen
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Deforestation Deforestation
By Gerald Weimer, Michael Olvera, Je Yeun Min, and Latavia
Allen
Deforestation:
clear (an area) of forests or trees.
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UGANDA
-3.9% of total forest ANNUALY with only 12.4% of the Rainforest LEFT
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Brazil
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Borneo Timeline
The World
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CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION
Agriculture and Cattle-Raising
Dams
Buildings/ Mega projects
Mining Oil and Gas
CATTLE
Why Cattle?
Food companies such as McDonald's uses forests to find more space to raise cattle and crops. The more land they clear, the more profit.
Costa Rica, which is one of the countries with the worse deforestation rate in the world, is home to millions of cattle
Cattle pasture land in Honduras takes up over 40 percent of the country's fertile land.
Dams
Dams are built to change water flows. Forests are cleared to make man made irrigation leading towards more inhabited regions.
Building and Construction
Forest are not only being cut for building material, but for extra space as well.
Oil Mining
In places such as Canada and Middle America (Costa Rico, Venezuela, Panama) forest are cleared in spots that are suspected of holding oil underground.
EFFECTS
Temperature Increase
Animal Extinction
Other Effects
Drain on national resources
Landslides and floods
Unworkable Soil
What Can We Do?
Tips
- Reforestation
- Rotate Crops
- Support Farmers From States
- Recycle Paper
Organizations such as these focus on preserving forest habitats. Community Forestry InternationalThe Nature ConservancyWorld Wide Fund for NatureConservation InternationalAfrican Conservation FoundationGreenpeace
MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!
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