Rainforestation In The Amazon Rainforest

What Is Amazon Rainforest, What Are the Human Activities In it and what effects do these activities have on the biome?

Deforestation poses an alarming threat to Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and it has been a serious concern for over 40 years. For thousands of years, the abundant, valuable resources in the Amazon were familiar only to the indigenous people of the region. In the 1500’s, before European colonization of Brazil, there were an estimated six to nine million individuals part of different cultures that made up a rich Amazonian society (“History”). Surrounded by the luxuriant rainforest and its natural resources, these indigenous tribes were able to thrive by utilizing the resources without destroying their habitat. After European emigration, the government of Brazil exploited the value of the Amazon’s resources in the twentieth century. In the 1970’s, the Brazilian government discovered the “untapped source of boundless potential” hiding in the Amazon and began using incentives to persuade settlers to develop its resources (Casey). Once economists realized the importance of the resources found within the rainforest, European pioneers set out to transform the Amazon into their home. By endorsing colonization, the government could not only boost the country’s economy, but also gain control over Brazil’s vast territory. The government supported migration to the rainforest and campaigned for the construction of infrastructure (“History”). In concurrence, the development of roads such as the Trans-Amazonian Highway, a 2,000 mile road built in 1972, granted people and machinery entrance to

The question researched was “How does deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, South America, impact the environment?” The topic of deforestation in the Amazon was chosen as there is much concern about the problem and for the future of the Earth. There were different research processes used to discover new information about the problems in the Amazon rainforest such as, an interview with a person who currently lives in Brazil, annotating books, journals, internet research and surveys. These helped me find reliable, credible information and helped me decide when information found was not true. The research was presented as a scientific report. This allowed the findings to be presented. The outcome helped

The Amazon Rainforest is also called the Amazon Biome which is the single largest tropical rainforest in the world; but it is still being destroyed like the other rainforest. In the Amazon forest, it is a home of many biodiversity, including native and endangered plants and animals which can be found in the understory layer. The rainforest also contains the largest number of freshwater fish species, unique trees and different fruits by the Amazon River. Amazon is also has many common and exotic birds fly named Toucan. The insect in this rainforest can be huge and harmful. For example, the trap-jaw ant can be ¾ inch long with painful stings and it live with juice, alway sting when the food is threatened. Another example is the owl butterfly,

Brazil has been said to be one the of the most beautiful and pleasant places on Earth, but with the secrets hiding behind their closed doors, will they even last long enough in their dying nation to see the success that tourists do? Brazil is on the path to collapse because they are unable to survive as a nation on their own. According to CNN, “⅓ of Brazilian Southerners vaguely favor some form of secession.” Brazil has a weak central government, they don’t pay much regard to the tremendous financial crisis and debt, and one of their most beautiful locations is on the verge of moribund. Citizens of Brazil have paradoxically been reported to feel “alienated” because their own government seems disinterested in public affairs and do not directly address them.

The purpose of this essay is to talk about what is the cause of deforestation. To do this, the word called deforestation has to be explain. Deforestation as talk about by BBC (2005) is when the forest is destroyed in a permanent way so that it can be use for other purpose. In Panama, it is noticed that about eighteen million acres of the forest is destroyed each year as a result of deforestation (FAO, 2007).

Our world has had deforestation for a while and worldwide, 32 million acres of forests are cleared each year (“Docksai, 45-51”). While we have trees being cut down, especially in the Amazon in Brazil is also a home to tropical rainforests plants with cancer-fighting compounds (“Balaguer, 14-21”). During the time of October and November of 2013 scientists have found that there has been a 136% increase in deforestation (“Balaguer, 14-21”). The reason why I care so much about deforestation is that trees on earth carry oxygen for us and if there are no more trees and we have an overpopulated world we probably won’t be alive. Another reason why is that the Amazon forests are homes to beautiful animals such as the birds there.

Brazil holds the global warming issue in the palms of its hands and the government of the world’s fifth-largest economy doesn’t seem to care. A recent article featured on usatoday.com states that the destruction of the Amazon rainforest rose 28% from August 2012 to July 2013 after 4 straight years of decline (Sibaja, 2013). I’m sure this may surprise some people because of the widespread concern of global warming and the affect it may have on future generations, but I don’t think the Brazilian government cares or is going to care unless another global superpower (France, Germany, China, United Kingdom, or the United States) presents some form of regulation and oversight to minimalize the emission of carbon dioxide.

On the article “Amazon rainforest losing ability to regulate climate, scientist warns” discuss that Amazon rainforest’s capacity of regulate the weather climate is becoming lower now and its a problem because it might be connected with others problems in the world for example the plaguing Sao Paulo. Scientists noticed the if the forests problems become bigger the consequences will become worse and what was the possible cause at the plaguing in Sao Paulo. The author said that before the problem in Sao Paulo people known about the problems and had a lot of alarms there, but now they will finally pay attention in what is occurring in the world and hopes that they do something to change this scenario.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/31/amazon-rainforest-deforestation-weather-droughts-report

The amazon rainforest is so important to so many people in the world, the people that live there, and even the people that don’t. I know that a lot of people would disagree with me and say, “why is the rainforest so important, it’s just made up of trees”. But, it’s not, maybe to them but the Amazon is so much more, to so many other people. Some people think It’s just so beautiful and we shouldn’t destroy something that beautiful. To others, it’s their home. Would you like to destroy this people’s homes? Don’t you want to help these people and animals. There are only so many naturally grown forests in the world, lets protect this one; it might be are last.

The largest rainforest in the world, that humans have been benefiting from for hundreds of years is being deforested without opposition. Notably, this rainforest is the Amazon, and many people neglect the destruction happening in the rainforest and do not realize that thousands of acres of land have been deforested. Although plants in the Amazon have been useful for medical applications, deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is detrimental to it’s biotic species because it creates disorder in the habitat.

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

Rainforests, home of the jazzy jaguar, the shy sloth, the trendy toucan and the spry spider monkey, these animals are being forced out of their homes and ruining their way of life because a little thing called deforestation. According to the Pachamama Alliance, “Deforestation is the clearing, destroying, or otherwise removal of trees through deliberate, natural or accidental means. It can occur in any area densely populated by trees and other plant life, but the majority of it is currently happening in the Amazon rainforest” (Alliance). Deforestation is making it harder and harder for the animals of Rainforests to survive because it takes away homes for some of the animals and in turn messes up the food chain for these animals.

Tropical forest ecosystems are found in areas near the equator, where temperatures are relatively consistently warm and precipitation and humidity are high. These factors create an rich environment that many different species can thrive, resulting in high biodiversity in the region, the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems according to Laurance, 2015. Provisioning services of tropical forests provide mainly food, water, and shelter to the organisms living there. The plant life of these forests also contribute a significant amount of the oxygen we need to survive into the atmosphere. This important ecosystem is being threatened by current issues.

Rainforests are an oasis for biodiversity. They cover only 7% of the earth’s surface, yet they are home to about 50% of the world’s species. However, past and recent human impacts on these forests can have devastating effects. One of the most prevalent issues being climate change.