Causes Of Deforestation In Madagascar

Deforestation plays a big role in global warming. The “land use connection” referred to as “land use changes” is a huge contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. Land use change involves all the destructions of land in order to produce and distribute food. Every year rainforests are demolished for agriculture intentions. “The biggest factors are the destruction of vital rainforests through burning and clearing and the elimination of wetlands” (Lappe 753). Deforestation of these habitats leads to the discharge carbon dioxide into the environment.

The Madagascar Rainforest is home to thousands of different species. 70% of which can’t even be found anywhere else in the world. The rainforest is known for it’s 5 layers of plant and animal life; the overstory , the canopy, the understory, the shrub layer, and the forest floor. The primary focus in this project is the rainforest floor. In the Madagascar Rainforest, the abiotic factors directly impact the biotic factors (Madagascar Lowland Rainforest). An example of this would be with sunlight. Because such a small amount of sunlight reaches the forest floor due to the amount of vegetation from other layers, there isn’t much plant life on the forest floor. However, some plants in the forest have adapted to the lack of sunlight and grow up

However, forests around the world are under threat from deforestation, jeopardizing these benefits. Deforestation comes in many forms, including fires, clear-cutting for agriculture, ranching and development, unsustainable logging for timber, and degradation due to climate change. This impacts people’s livelihoods and threatens a wide range of plant and animal species. Some 46-58 thousand square miles of forest are lost each year, which is equivalent to 36 football fields every minute.

Deforestation is the destruction of a wide area of forest land into a cleared land that is used for a variety of reasons. The impact on the environment from cutting down, burning and damaging forests is very detrimental and there are severe consequences for the environment and future generations because of deforestation. According to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization approximately 7.3 million hectares of forests are being destroyed per year in the world (Bradford, 2015). In this essay, I will explore the impact that deforestation on the environment and I will also look at the actions that are being taken to prevent deforestation. There are various reasons why deforestation is occurring despite its negative effects on the environment. Deforestation can cause very serious environmental problems such as climate change, flooding, loss of habitats as well as others.

These species of plants and animals do well to illustrate that the island is rich with species diversity and is home to many organisms. Without these specific types of habitats (e.g. salt marshes, dunes, and maritime forests), the island’s natural wildlife and plant life would look vastly different. Aside from the aesthetic value of barrier islands and potential economic gains, barrier island environments provide valuable information that is relevant wildlife and ecological management. Since humans have colonized nearly all major continents, we have a significant impact on the natural environment. Such information that is gained through studying barrier islands can contribute to better management of these environs so that more informed decisions

B the island nation of Comoros fared the worst clearing 60 percent of its forests between 1990 and 2005. That is a lot of space that animals could live in. And you may also wonder what do they do with the animals now that they have no home anymore, the answer to that is it depends on what country you are in. In Madagascar, they just kill them so they do not suffer from no home. IT is very sad but that is what they do. I am not so sure in other countries but it is still really sad to see that all those animals are dying from deforestation. You also may think that it just happens in one area but deforestation happens all over the world. It's rare to get deforestation in the United States because we are careful with how many trees we chop down but some places where it occurs a lot in Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand, Africa and some parts of the eastern side of Europe. But you get the point deforestation happens pretty much everywhere another question you may consider how long does it take for deforestation to recover to actually happen well actually it takes about 4,000 years for the forest to recover depending on how big the forest is that's a lot of time to regrow a forest. And as your reading this

It is located off the southeastern coast of Africa. The most amazing thing about Madagascar is out of the 200,000 living species there, 80% of them do not exist anywhere else in the world (CITE). Also, being an island it has a coastal perimeter with the interior of the island being a forested plateau, allowing for a variety of different wildlife . It truly is a beautiful place. However, on the negative aspect of Madagascar’s environment, close to 80% of the forests have been cut down (CITE). Because of the destruction of the forests, the natural soil of the riverbed is eroding resulting in the loss of 400 tons of topsoil a year (CITE). Rice farmers in Madagascar cut and burn down local vegetation to plant rice, which is part of the problem, because after a year or two the nutrients in the ground are completely depleted. Every year fires are set for clearing the land also resulting in about 1/3 of the entire island burning (CITE?). This not only destroys the plants but also disrupts the animals’ environment. Mining for minerals and oil causes destruction of the environment as

that 90% of Madagascar's lemurs "are on the verge of extinction," including 24 critically endangered lemur species because of climate change and human activities, including: slash-and-burn agriculture, illegal logging, mining, bamboo cutting and hunting. Madagascar's high rates of endemic plants and animals mean that even one lost hectare takes a dramatic toll on the environment -- Madagascar is currently losing 30,000 hectares of rainforest per year. At this unsustainable

Because of its large size, Madagascar has a wide range of ecosystems including rain forest, dry deciduous forests, spiny thickets, amongst others. Most of these ecosystems are considered to be in danger. According to the World Wild life organization 97% of the dry deciduous first of Madagascar have been depleted and destroyed since the first human settlement on the island. Because it covers a large portion of the island, this presentation will discuss the dry deciduous forest of

Deforestation is one of the most significant issues of our time; considerable measures must be taken to prevent further pillaging of our unique forest resource.

Wildfires are commonly caused by human activities especially during the dry season. Deforestation is also common as local use the wood for fuel and for building. Deforestation is also caused by the growing population and the increasing need for new infrastructure such as houses.The land depletion has led erosion to be common as well. Land doesn’t have roots to hold on causing soil to displace, taking with it necessary nutrients. This has caused patches of infertile land across the dry deciduous forest of Madagascar. The follwowing picture was taken at the Anjajavy Dry Forest. Because of its proximity to villages and the frequent use of slash and burn agriculture, a large portion of its surroundings have been affected by desertification and

Nowadays deforestation is the one of the most important and controversial environmental issues in the world. Deforestation is cutting down, clearing away or burning trees or forests. Particularly tropical rainforests are the most waning type of forests because of its location in developing countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, India, central African countries and Brazil. Deforestation rate in those regions is high enough to worry about, because of large economic potential of forest areas. As the result of causes such as agriculture land expansion, logging for timber, fire blazing and settling infrastructure there might be serious impacts in future. For instance, extinction of endemic species of animals and plants which will be

Several plant species like nuts and kernels are endangered due to overexploitation. Animals are also endangered now such as gorillas, chimpanzees, guenons etc. “In fact, the lowland gorilla which is endemic to the Cross River National Park at Mbe Mountain is seriously endangered through hunting and habitat destruction,”. Not only plants and primates, amphibians are also affected by deforestation. Several species of fruit bats, fish, snails etc. are also threatened (Mfon et al, 2014 p.86).

The rate of deforestation is increasing and the tropical forests are falling at approximately 140,000 acres per day (Miller & Tangley 1991: xvi). The forests are crucial to the environment. They are important in minimizing erosion, providing a stable habitat for many animals, and helping to keep the environment clean. Deforestation has devastating effects, not only on the biological dependents within the depleted forests, but also on the surrounding human-populated communities.

Deforestation is a major global problem with serious consequences to the planet. These consequences have a negative effect on the climate, biodiversity, the atmosphere and threatens the cultural and physical survival of life. Deforestation is the permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands. It has resulted in the reduction of indigenous forests to four-fifths of their pre-agricultural area, so that now indigenous forests cover only 21% of the earth's land surface. The world Resources Institute regards deforestation as one of the worlds most pressing land use problem.