Amazon Deforestation

Today, the total percentage of forest cover of the earth is approximately thirty percent (“Deforestation”). That is about nine percent of the world’s total surface. The largest rainforest is the Amazon River Basin, located in South America. The Amazon is home to many species of animals, insects, plants and trees. Many of the trees and plants in the Amazon produce about twenty percent of the oxygen on earth, and absorb carbon. However, the Amazon is decreasing in size every day due to the ongoing deforestation of the land. Deforestation is when the forest of the land are cleared or destroyed, in order to be used for other actions (“Deforestation”). The Amazon is twenty percent less than it was about forty years ago (Wallace). In just about

In whichever case, the land would take years to grow back to being what it was. Therefore, the amount of trees cut by deforestation is still greater than the amount of trees regrown by reforestation and thus effecting Amazon’s plant biodiversity. A prediction by the World Wildlife Organization states that by 2030, 55% of the Amazon’s Rainforest could vanish if current deforestation rates are maintained . Meaning half of its plant biodiversity could be gone by that time. Deforestation not only harms plant biodiversity it also harms the animals. Many living organisms are very sensitive to their environmental changes. The loss of their own niches would compel them to join other organisms in their niche. In this case the organisms who lost their niche would act as the invasive species and depending on other climatic or ecological factors these two species would cease to coexist. One of these two species might go extinct due to competitive exclusion or, as Darwin’s theory implies, survival of the fittest.

In fact if more trees are cut down, habitat of animals could be destroyed and we could end up with extinct species as mention before. Not only does this affect the Amazon alone, but it affects the whole southern part of America. With the reduction of trees the capacity to absorb carbon, modified water cycles, and soil, deforestation and climate change could cause the Amazon to be replaced with savannah like vegetation. With a big alternation to the ecosystem like the savannah could distress Brazil. If the ecosystem is distress this can cause changes in temperature, and rainfall is the increase like hood with extreme weather events. These events are usually caused by the climate change and regional deforestation. Events such as droughts and floods are part of the natural rain forest climate change, but alternation to the climate change can bring severe weather change. This can hold a negative impact on suburban areas with transportation, agriculture, and businesses going out of business due to extreme weather events. The climate change is not only important but it can cause a distress to the Amazon rain forest that deforestation is not an option to continue.

Deforestation is the removal of a forest in which the land is use for non-forest uses. This is a big problem for the planet, and can have an effect on the enivroment. Brazil is an perfect example of what deforestation can effect an area enviorment. In the article "Deforestation Drives Up Brazil's Carbon Emissions" it states how the carbon dioxide level have risen in the country thanks to deforestation. The data the was reveal that the level of the carbon dioxide went up as did the rise in the rate of deforestation. The deforestation was the cause for two-thirds of the greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil. The cause of deforestation in Brazil was thank rise in farming an agriculture. Deforestation have been on raise in Brazil in recent shown from August 2014 to July 2015 deforesttion increase by 24%.

Since the year 1970, 758,092 square kilometers of the Amazon rainforest have been lost due to deforestation (“Changing Deforestation 1”). Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses and has been extremely prevalent in the Amazon rainforest in recent years. Many argue that the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is wrongful because of its negative impact on the environment while others argue that it is necessary to keep the Brazilian economy strong. Although it is beneficial to humanity for many reasons, the deforestation of the Amazon should be put to an end at once because of its serious issues and long lasting impacts in the atmosphere, in nature, in human health and in

Deforestation has been a problem for the region of the Amazon Rainforest for many years. Demand for the wood from Amazon trees is consistently high. The wood of the Amazon is harvested through the process of logging. This is most certainly not a sustainable practice. The amount of trees cut down each year is much higher than the amount of trees that are replanted annually. Many plant and animal species that only exist in this unique environment are becoming extinct due to deforestation. While this is a serious problem for the region, there is a much larger problem with global consequences that results from deforestation. As an extremely large amount of photosynthetic organisms (the trees) are destroyed in one small area, the CO2 that would

One of the methods used to clear the land of the Amazon basin is more destructive to the environment than any other method used. Burning of the amazon releases a large amount of carbon. Scientist believes that approximately thirty percent of carbon in the earth's atmosphere is due to the clearing of land in the amazon. The land that is cleared is used for cattle grazing and the planting of soybean. This is the main cause of clearing the land. “Scientist have been studying the effects of deforestation in the Amazon and it's changing the environment. Annotation #3” There is so many negative impacts on the environment due to deforestation. The amazon is so important to the environment and messing with it by clearing huge amounts of it at a time could disrupt the patterns of everything. This could lead to droughts which some already have happened. If we continue like we are right now we could have a drought the wipes out the whole amazon basin and its going to be gone forever if we don't make a

The Amazon is currently the largest deforestation front in the world. Deforestation is impacting us as well as a large range of plant and animal species. Every ten seconds, eight football fields of rainforests are destroyed. A variety of scientists that study deforestation have also reported that by 2030, more than a quarter of the Amazon will be gone. If we do our part by supporting the cause to reduce deforestation, we will cause a positive decline in global warming and, as an overall benefit, the cost effectiveness of reducing deforestation will then be able to be used by assisting others around the

The Amazon rainforest is home to one tenth of all animal and plant species in the world. Also, it produces more than 20% of the earths oxygen that humans use during daily life. Nevertheless 20% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed,

An area of Brazil's rain forest larger than 200 football fields will be destroyed. During the past 40 years, close to 20 percent of the Amazon Rainforest has been cut down—more than in all the previous 450 years since European colonization began. The percentage could well be far higher; the figure fails to account for selective logging, which causes significant damage but, is less easily observable than clear-cuts. Scientists fear that an additional 20 percent of the trees will be lost over the next two decades. If that happens, the forest's ecology will begin to unravel. In fact, the Amazon produces half its own rainfall through the moisture it releases into the atmosphere. Eliminate enough of that rain through clearing, and the remaining

A study published by an international team of scientists warns the Amazon is being largely impacted by dams, mining, overfishing, and deforestation. In this transect the focus will be deforestation

One of the first studies to map the impact of deforestation on biodiversity across entire regions of the Amazon has found a clear 'threshold' for forest cover below which species loss becomes more rapid and widespread. Researchers found that for every 10% of forest loss, one to two major species are wiped out. Once the threshold reaches 43% of forest cover lost the rate of biodiversity loss jumps from between two to up to eight major species gone per 10% of disappeared forest. Researchers say that the focus should be shifted to maintaining 50% cover.

The majority of the Amazon rainforest resides within the boundaries of Brazil. Deforestation within this region has claimed the attention of many states, organizations, and environmental institutions from around the world. This attention puts pressure on the Brazilian government to ameliorate the current rate. Deforestation has been proven scientifically to affect our environment and causes “a rise in average temperatures and a diminution of rainfall”(LeTourneau, 2016, 2016). In addition, livestock and farming pollutes the local environments. This is the case in the Brazilian Amazon.

The Amazon Rainforest is situated in South America and plays a role in the culture, the economy, and the environment of the states that contain parts of the forest. About two-thirds of the rainforest is in Brazil. The Amazon Rainforest is a carbon sink and absorbs more carbon than it releases. However, with the continued deforestation of the Amazon, the forest is only absorbing half as much carbon as it used to. This is, in part, caused by deforestation as well as tree die-offs. Tree die-offs are caused by increases in carbon dioxide. Deforestation is the second highest source of greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuels being the highest source of greenhouse gases (Renick, Shirlick, Ariav 2016). The Amazon Rainforest is also a biodiversity hotspot. It contains one third of the known terrestrial plant, animal, and insect species (Krogh).

Rainforests are homes to millions of species, where many are also endangered. By cutting down forests, humans are not just destroying the homes of individual species, but also resulting in the extinction of the many species. In fact, deforestation has already eliminated various species from our planet. According to a UN Environmental Programme report released on 2005, Amazon rainforest region has lost 17 percent of its forest and led to the extinction of 26 animals and plants species in South America. The UN reporter also noted, “The deforestation in the region was still going on at an accelerated pace”. In addition to the destruction of habitats, the loss of trees also allows a greater mass of greenhouse gases to be released into the atmosphere. Presently reported by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, who defines deforestation