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    left many negative impacts through deforestation, and one of the worst impacts are the loss of habitat for millions of species ("Deforestation and Its Effect on the Planet"). The loss of biodiversity is the result of this and millions of plants and animals are close to being extinct in many countries ("Harmful Effects Of Deforestation"). The soil of depleted rainforests also get extremely affected, for example a study showed how soil is changed because of deforestation, since it starts to lose its organic

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    that cannot sustain people”(Bryce Nelson). Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses. Deforestation has overtime become a leading environmental problem in the U.S. It is estimated that at the beginning of the european settlement, in 1630, the area of forest was 423 million hectares. By 1907, the area had declined to 307 million, according to,”U.S forest facts and historical trends”. Deforestation is caused and will affect the human who

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    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

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    animals will be determined within the next few decades. Hopefully, it comes as no great surprise to you that deforestation is a major problem in many areas of the world, both in terms of

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    The most destructive and harmful tragedy that our rainforests, specifically the Amazon, suffer from is deforestation. Deforestation is the clearing or destruction of land throughout forests. Unfortunately, human beings are the number one cause of deforestation throughout the world. The reason if this is simply because we use the wood mainly for things like hydroelectric dams that power communities, palm oil for its biofuel resourcefulness, and the mining for diamond and gold. Another reason would

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    and stop consuming products that lead to deforestation of the Amazon. From deontological point of view, deforestation is unethical, because it sacrifices the well-being of indigenous people for economic prosperity of a larger group of people. Secondly, destruction of the Amazon is wrong from the relationship-oriented theory, because it ignores the value of nature by prioritizing people`s interests. Contrastingly, the Utilitarian theory views deforestation unethical, because it leads to destructive

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    Deforestation threatens more than half of all tree species in the Amazon, a new study suggests. Researchers, whose work was published Friday in the journal Science Advances, studied the status of more than 15,000 Amazonian tree species, including the Brazil nut and the plants that produce cacao and açaí palm. By comparing maps of projected deforestation with data collected in the forest, the researchers found that at least 36 percent and up to 57 percent of the Amazon’s tree species should qualify

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    The Controversy of Deforestation Essay

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    The affect of environmental issues occur everyday and in particular deforestation is becoming a highly ranked subject. From animals to the human race, the alacrity of trees that are cut down affects every individual in a variety of ways. Not only do people need to help the planet but they need to help themselves and further generations to come, such as children and grandchildren because these natural resources that are being taken away from society are as well shaping the future. For comprehensible

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    lost each year. Undeniably, the deteriorating environmental situation, the increasingly severe pollution of the atmosphere, and water, the severe damage to the living environment of wild animals and plants, the extinction of many species, the deforestation and the transitional mining of mineral resources caused contrary facts. Human existence and development have brought real and more serious potential threats. The scarcity of environmental resources is manifested gradually. As environmental issues

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    the world is in Brazil. The Amazon is home to ten percent of the total known species worldwide, making Brazil the most biodiverse country in the world. However, deforestation and land conversion in Brazil are prevalent issues and a threat to the biodiversity, endangered species, and indigenous people that live in the Amazon. Deforestation in the Amazon is driven by demographic, political-economic, and socio-economic forces. Demographic reasons include the increase in population size, change in population

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