Relevant Articles
(2008). Amazon
Deforestation Rate Escalates. [ONLINE] Available at:
http://realtruth.org/news/080207-001-weather.html. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2Ae9ODi8L
This article shows just how much the rainforest is being destroyed however the rate of destruction is starting to diminish. As of this articles writing over 59% of the deforestation rate has been cut down. This is good news however it is a little too late, 20% of the rainforest has been cut down in the last 40 years for its wood (it is also for clearing of land for cattle) and all of this deforestation leads to greenhouse gas emissions. When a tree is cut down a large amount of carbon dioxide is released, now you can only imagine how much greenhouse gases are released due to the tearing down of millions of trees.
Rhett A. Butler (2012). Deforestation in the Amazon. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.mongabay.com/brazil.html. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeCTlJoo
The deforestation of the amazon rainforest used to be tied with the economy of Brazil. 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.
Daniel Nepstad (2009). The End of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon?. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091203163148.htm. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeEQeEZC
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. Brazil has been very vocal in owning up into the destruction of their rainforests and has decided to do everything in its power to save the remaining parts of the rainforest and is frequently seen at international events speaking out against environmental crimes on December 7, 2009, in a UN climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Brazil plans to reduce deforestation to 20% of its historic level.
Matthew Cimitile (2009). Amazon Deforestation: Earth's Heart and Lungs Dismembered. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.livescience.com/3201-amazon-deforestation-earth-heart-lungs-dismembered.html.
Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeI3Bwwe
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.
(2009). Amazon Rainforest Deforestation. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.effects-of-deforestation.com/amazon-rainforest-deforestation.php. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeLHKtJj
The Amazon rainforest is so huge that the atmosphere of the planet would change dramatically if it keeps being destroyed due to deforestation. The plants take in so much carbon dioxide that it is currently the largest factor in preventing global warming. If more and more of the rainforest is being destroyed less plants are there to eliminate certain greenhouse gases and in fact, in the case of trees, release carbon dioxide when cut down, worsening the situation. In other words, the destruction of the rainforest will have a bigger impact on the world’s climate than the current event taking place. The large scale deforestation by companies leads to permanent damage to the rainforest and consequently the world.
Jeff Tollefson (2011). Brazil: Amazon deforestation declines to record low. [ONLINE] Available at: http://blogs.nature.com/news/2011/12/brazil_amazon_deforestation_de.html. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeNzaEab
As of 2011 the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has diminished for the third time in a row. This is good news that nobody expected because this contradicted the earlier prediction of spikes in the clearing of the rainforest. The government of Brazil is growing more and more environmentally conscious and is now retracting parts of Brazil’s old long-standing forest code. These changes include having several landowners to renew forests that had previously been cut down illegally within the next five years. All of these changes are helping others see that it is possible to restore parts of the rainforest within our lifetimes.
Scott Wallace (2009). Farming the Amazon . [ONLINE] Available at: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/last-of-amazon/. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeRTRrqM
In the last 40 years more land in the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed than in the previous 450 years of European colonization combined. This figure is actually far less worse than it really is which is shocking. These figures do not account for all of the illegal logging being done in Brazil which is a large amount of the deforestation. Recently many corrupt corporations have tried settling with local governments to try to force their way into the rainforest however the government remains steadfast in its protection of the Amazon.
Reuters (2011). Amazon Rainforest Deforestation At Lowest In 23 Years, Brazil Government Says [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/06/brazil-amazon-rainforest-deforestation-levels_n_1130554.html. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeUEUgeG
Throughout 2011 and 2012 the levels of deforestation have fallen tremendously and in July 2011 deforestation fell to its lowest point in 23 years. This is still very little land spared in comparison to all the land lost in only one year however it shows how well the environmental campaigns in Brazil are improving. The Brazilian is set to approve a new land law that will decrease the rate of deforestation and in turn show the world the true beauty of the preservation of earth’s natural beauty.
This article shows just how much the rainforest is being destroyed however the rate of destruction is starting to diminish. As of this articles writing over 59% of the deforestation rate has been cut down. This is good news however it is a little too late, 20% of the rainforest has been cut down in the last 40 years for its wood (it is also for clearing of land for cattle) and all of this deforestation leads to greenhouse gas emissions. When a tree is cut down a large amount of carbon dioxide is released, now you can only imagine how much greenhouse gases are released due to the tearing down of millions of trees.
Rhett A. Butler (2012). Deforestation in the Amazon. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.mongabay.com/brazil.html. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeCTlJoo
The deforestation of the amazon rainforest used to be tied with the economy of Brazil. 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.
Daniel Nepstad (2009). The End of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon?. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091203163148.htm. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeEQeEZC
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. Brazil has been very vocal in owning up into the destruction of their rainforests and has decided to do everything in its power to save the remaining parts of the rainforest and is frequently seen at international events speaking out against environmental crimes on December 7, 2009, in a UN climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Brazil plans to reduce deforestation to 20% of its historic level.
Matthew Cimitile (2009). Amazon Deforestation: Earth's Heart and Lungs Dismembered. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.livescience.com/3201-amazon-deforestation-earth-heart-lungs-dismembered.html.
Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeI3Bwwe
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.
(2009). Amazon Rainforest Deforestation. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.effects-of-deforestation.com/amazon-rainforest-deforestation.php. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeLHKtJj
The Amazon rainforest is so huge that the atmosphere of the planet would change dramatically if it keeps being destroyed due to deforestation. The plants take in so much carbon dioxide that it is currently the largest factor in preventing global warming. If more and more of the rainforest is being destroyed less plants are there to eliminate certain greenhouse gases and in fact, in the case of trees, release carbon dioxide when cut down, worsening the situation. In other words, the destruction of the rainforest will have a bigger impact on the world’s climate than the current event taking place. The large scale deforestation by companies leads to permanent damage to the rainforest and consequently the world.
Jeff Tollefson (2011). Brazil: Amazon deforestation declines to record low. [ONLINE] Available at: http://blogs.nature.com/news/2011/12/brazil_amazon_deforestation_de.html. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeNzaEab
As of 2011 the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has diminished for the third time in a row. This is good news that nobody expected because this contradicted the earlier prediction of spikes in the clearing of the rainforest. The government of Brazil is growing more and more environmentally conscious and is now retracting parts of Brazil’s old long-standing forest code. These changes include having several landowners to renew forests that had previously been cut down illegally within the next five years. All of these changes are helping others see that it is possible to restore parts of the rainforest within our lifetimes.
Scott Wallace (2009). Farming the Amazon . [ONLINE] Available at: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/last-of-amazon/. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeRTRrqM
In the last 40 years more land in the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed than in the previous 450 years of European colonization combined. This figure is actually far less worse than it really is which is shocking. These figures do not account for all of the illegal logging being done in Brazil which is a large amount of the deforestation. Recently many corrupt corporations have tried settling with local governments to try to force their way into the rainforest however the government remains steadfast in its protection of the Amazon.
Reuters (2011). Amazon Rainforest Deforestation At Lowest In 23 Years, Brazil Government Says [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/06/brazil-amazon-rainforest-deforestation-levels_n_1130554.html. Read more: http://www.americanessays.com/tool-box/apa-format-citation-generator/#ixzz2AeUEUgeG
Throughout 2011 and 2012 the levels of deforestation have fallen tremendously and in July 2011 deforestation fell to its lowest point in 23 years. This is still very little land spared in comparison to all the land lost in only one year however it shows how well the environmental campaigns in Brazil are improving. The Brazilian is set to approve a new land law that will decrease the rate of deforestation and in turn show the world the true beauty of the preservation of earth’s natural beauty.