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Deforestation
By: Sean and Shanice
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Definition
Deforestation, Clearance or Clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use.
Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use.More than half of the animal and plant species in the world live in tropical forests
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When Did it Begin?
• Jan Ingenhousz in 1740, discovered that the gas released by plants was oxygen. It was at this point that it was discovered that plants and consumers were co-dependent.
• In the 1800’s when settlement around the world was beginning, clear cutting became an industry.
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Where is this an issue?Brazil
• Since 1970 to 2012, 3,466,000 hectares has been clear cut.
• Brazil lost nearly 150,000 square kilometers of forest, an area larger than that of Greece.
• This is bad because Brazil’s forests acted as a world air conditioner.
Greece is 131,940 km²
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Indonesia• Since 1970, deforestation has accelerated losing
84% of the forest land area. (1,447,800 hectares). • 73% percent of the land clearing is known to be
illegal; Reasons:• - Private Corporations: Motivated by Profit• - No Permits• - Rural Farmers: Low Education, Low Profit, cut
down trees in order to make room to fertilize crops• - Indonesian Government: Considered corruptive
amongst locals (locals do not agree)
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Russia
• Russia has lost 532,200 hectares of forests due to illegal deforestation
• Illegal logging is a major issue that constantly occurs in Russia
• It can be classified in three different ways:• - Pure Criminal Deforestation• - Mass Public Deforestation• - Lack of Law Enforcement
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WTK
• Purchased 313,000 hectares of land from a private landowner, 150,000 hectares of this illegally overlapped with indigenous territory.
• Advertise selves as amazing company that does land development and only purchases legal permitted timber.
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Ten Tree• Each item purchased results in 10 trees planted
in:• - Ethiopia• - Burkinafaso• - Haiti• - India• - Madagascar• - Philippines• - Senegal• - Tanzania• 608,320 tree were planted by this organization