amazon rainforest deforestation
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Causes, Effects & Possible Solutions
AMAZON RAINFOREST DEFORESTATION
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Ibrahim Janjua
What is Deforestation
Destruction of naturally occurring forests, primarily due to logging, agriculture, clearing land for livestock, mining and much more...
Forests cover 30% of Earth’s surface — 15.5 million square miles, but each year 78,000 square miles of land is cleared
Data source: conserve-energy-future.com, environment.about.com Photo Courtesy: nationalgeographic.com
Facts about Amazon
Data source: www.softschools.com, www.amazonswim.com
Deforestation Causes
Data source: ownforest.com, mongabay.com, geographicalconcepts.wikispaces.com
Effects
Short Term EffectsSoil Erosion
Change in precipitation
Long Term EffectsClimate change / Global
warmingLoss of plant & animal
speciesAgriculture Damage
Economic EffectsShort lived boom
Data source: Broadbent, E.N., G.P. Asner, M. Keller, D.E. Knaoo, P.J.C. Oliveira, and J.N. Silva 2008 Photo Courtesy: worldwildlife.org, americantraditions.org
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35,000
Statistics / Did you know
Data source: graida.no, UNEP 1999; La Rovere 2000; Cramer 2004
1990
1991
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2001
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5,000
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15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
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1991
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000 Annual Deforestation in Sq. KM
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1400CO2 Emission Million Tonnes
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Possible Solutions
CompaniesIntroduce zero-
deforestation policies and make minimum
environmental impact a priority
Consumers/IndividualsBoycott companies with bad
environmental practices
PoliticsProtect forests
And focus on renewable fuelsEfficient farming
Data source: greenpeace.org Photo Courtesy: blogs.ubc.ca, greenpackaging365.com, worldtourismplace.com
Forests are the world’s air conditioning system,the lungs of the planet, and we are on the verge of
switching it off— Prince CharlesPhoto Courtesy: wwf.org