The Environmental Impacts Of Costa Rica

Sao Paulo is the largest city in Latin America, just beating out Mexico City by a couple million inhabitants. Sao Paulo has a population of 12.11 million people of Brazil’s total population is 207.7 million. Sao Paulo was also established in 1554 as a mission to convert the Guainas natives into Catholicism. During the earlier years of Sao Paulo, it became the set spot for the Bandeirantes, where were known as explorers. The first European Settler was Joao Ramalho, who was a Portuguese sailor and was also the first to explore the area of the present-day Sao Paulo. In 1997 the city of Sao Paulo needed a way to combat the increasing congestion and pollution in the city.

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 practice of destroying the ecosystems by cutting down the tress has put at risk all the ecosystems around the world. Deforestation can lead to the extinction of many species that we know today and to the complete destruction of the world, lucky there are people and governments working to prevent this. Jack Ewing proposes in his essay “Deforestation, Reforestation and Regeneration” that the two main factors that help turn around the effects of deforestation on Costa Rica. First, he introduces us to how with the support of the government trough programs that provide cash incentives and tax exemptions for reforestation projects has helped to change the situation in Costa Rica. The second factor that Ewing shows is the introduction of the ecological truism in Costa Rica. This activity provided a far better and bigger income for the locals than farming and cattle ranching activities which were the principal causes of deforestation. (Ewing100). Ewing has shown us that we can coexist in harmony with the tress and still have an economical benefit out of

Climate: Heavily Tropical, but the microclimates vary depending on elevation, topography, rainfall, and the overall geography of the region

On July 15, 2013, the Paiter-Suruí, an Amazonian tribe whose territory is located within the northwestern Brazilian state of Rondônia, became the first indigenous group in the world to earn REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) validation for its carbon sequestering plan and thus officially sanctioned to engage in carbon trading. Representing a key moment in the Paiter-Suruí’s cultural history, it is important to understand that the path that led them to adopt a financially driven forest conservation model was undertaken first and foremost as a strategy for cultural survival. To achieve its goal of REDD+ validation the Suruí (as they are more commonly known) had to not only overcome a history of marginalization

In this essay, I will be expanding on the detailed topic about whether cutting down the rainforest and growing bio fuels is right. There are many reasons for and against but I will be discussing four different ideas from the beneficial reasoning behind cutting down the rainforest to the unacceptable behaviour of those on a higher ground toward those who are not. In addition, I will be stating my thoughts and expanding on them, taking in account the views of four different stakeholders in this essay.

Six million hectares of primary forest have been lost annually since 2000, and average hard coral cover in the Caribbean has decreased from 50% to 10%. Both of these changes occurred in a short period of time, and humans have been the primary cause. Human impact on biodiversity and the environment is very significant. Research has defined humans uses of renewable and nonrenewable resources, their positive and negative impacts on ecosystems, and our solutions and ideas for maintaining biodiversity.

Ecuador a country of wonder, filled with untold riches, a country full of culture. When walking the streets of Ecuador one can smell the cocoa and Banana trees, one is able to see people embracing each other in their own native language. From a distance one sees the sparkling oceans and takes a moment to inhale its beauty, but sadly over the last few years Climate Change has been having a deleterious effect on poor coastal communities who rely on the production of cocoa, Bananas and a stable water level as a source of income and stability. Coastal cities like Esmeralda, Manta and La Libertad have had to face the devastating impacts of climate change in their communities due to the carbon dioxide emissions produced by developed countries.

Bibliography- Work, Amy, and Anne Haywood. "From Whales to Waste: Costa Rica's Community Residents Apply Geospatial Technologies to Solve Local Problems." Directions Magazine. Directions Magazine, 3 June 2015. Web. 26 Feb. 2017.

Studies show that tropical forests absorb almost two billion tons of carbon each year, equivalent to 1/5th of the world's carbon emissions, by storing it in their bark, leaves and soil. However, an equivalent amount is lost through logging, clearing of land for grazing, and growing biofuel crops such as palm oil, soya bean and sugar. Peat fires in forests add significantly to the greenhouse gas emissions. (Greenhouse, 2014) For decades, millions of hectares of forest have been cleared with various motives in mind. Two countries that have suffered greatly are Haiti, located on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, and Indonesia, an archipelago island country in Southeast Asia. This report will discuss the omnipresent environmental problem these countries endure, the reasoning and rational behind these decisions, and the impacts and consequences these actions face. According to the last report from the International Panel on Climate Change, tropical deforestation is

Considering the fact that Costa Rica only takes up a minute portion of the world, it seems nearly impossible for that to stand true. Yet, it occurs, and it also illustrates the rate of current deforestation in a tropic region. Charring the ground after the slash-and-burn method not only prevents lush forest from regaining its composure, but it also ruins the chemical composition of the soil so that it will take a while for the minerals to recuperate the land. Shepherds and loggers don’t realize the damage that they commit; the soil serves a purpose. It doesn’t just lay there futile; it provides almost every living organism in the biome with some sort of energy, whether from grass or from the soil

The aim of this report is to present the greatest threats to the environment in Chile, and the possible solutions to reduce or eliminate them. The information I provide is based on the current problems that affect our country, especially in issues such as air pollution, deforestation and problems with garbage and recycling.

Deforestation in Honduras started to become a huge problem in the 1990’s. Before that Honduras was almost completely covered in trees. Today because of Deforestation a little over half the tree population has been completely wiped out. Between 1990 and 2005 Honduras saw a decline of 35% of its forest cover. Because only half of the trees in Honduras are remaining that will push all the animals from the non covered areas to the forests that are left and that will cause problems.

Costa Rica has coastlines on the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. Costa Rica's geography mainly consists of five towering mountain ranges: the Central Mountain Range (Cordillera Central), the Talamanca Mountain Range (Cordillera de Talamanca), the Tilaran Mountain Range (Cordillera de Tilaran), the Guanacaste Mountain Range (Cordillera de Guanacaste) and the Escazu Hills (Cerros de Escazu).Costa Rica boasts at least 60 volcanoes, five of which are active (Poas Volcano, Irazu Volcano, Arenal Volcano, Rincón de la Vieja Volcano and Turrialba Volcano).

In this sense, the report mentions that the departments with highest deforestation rates are: Caquetá (20577 ha), Guaviare (5447 ha), Meta (4099 ha), Putumayo (3757 ha) and Norte de Santander (3441 ha). The Figure 1 shows the deforestation areas preliminary selected in red. The Caquetá, Guaviare and Putumayo areas selected are located in the border of the Amazon region of Colombia, which is part of one of the most important rain forest in the world. Meanwhile, the deforestation area selected in Meta correspond at the border area of the national park Serranía de la Macarena. Finally, the Norte de Santander area has cocoa, cassava, corn and palm oil crops.