Economic Independence
The Economic Ties to the Rainforest
The deforestation of the amazon rainforest used to be tied with the economy of Brazil. Rhett A. Butler (2012). Deforestation in the Amazon. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.mongabay.com/brazil.html. During the slower periods of economic growth in Brazil match the slow rates of deforestation while the faster periods of growth match the faster deforestation of the rainforest. Since the mid-2000s, this relationship between deforestation the Brazilian economy has considerably lessened, this has led to a welcome reduction on the rate of deforestation. Brazil is emerging as an important nation and no longer relies as much on export-driven agriculture.
The market transition of Brazil as an emerging and powerful nation coupled with government efforts have tried and succeeded at reducing the rate of the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. One of the main components of this success was the trend of the retraction of the cattle industry (which requires the deforestation for land), and the soybean industry as well as Brazil trying to not produce beef and other products through deforestation Daniel Nepstad (2009). The End of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon?. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091203163148.htm.
Brazil has the distinction of being the leader in deforestation in the entire world. Historically Brazil has destroyed areas the size of Connecticut on an average basis. Over 80% of all this deforestation is due to some form of pasture or ranching. Over 20 million people and 70 million people live in the Amazon and all these people and cattle have gradually taken larger and larger pieces of the rainforest. The smaller ranchers have taken bits and pieces at a time while the large land owners have continually used more and more machinery to make room for their cattle and workers.
The deforestation of the amazon rainforest used to be tied with the economy of Brazil. Rhett A. Butler (2012). Deforestation in the Amazon. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.mongabay.com/brazil.html. During the slower periods of economic growth in Brazil match the slow rates of deforestation while the faster periods of growth match the faster deforestation of the rainforest. Since the mid-2000s, this relationship between deforestation the Brazilian economy has considerably lessened, this has led to a welcome reduction on the rate of deforestation. Brazil is emerging as an important nation and no longer relies as much on export-driven agriculture.
The market transition of Brazil as an emerging and powerful nation coupled with government efforts have tried and succeeded at reducing the rate of the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. One of the main components of this success was the trend of the retraction of the cattle industry (which requires the deforestation for land), and the soybean industry as well as Brazil trying to not produce beef and other products through deforestation Daniel Nepstad (2009). The End of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon?. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091203163148.htm.
Brazil has the distinction of being the leader in deforestation in the entire world. Historically Brazil has destroyed areas the size of Connecticut on an average basis. Over 80% of all this deforestation is due to some form of pasture or ranching. Over 20 million people and 70 million people live in the Amazon and all these people and cattle have gradually taken larger and larger pieces of the rainforest. The smaller ranchers have taken bits and pieces at a time while the large land owners have continually used more and more machinery to make room for their cattle and workers.