The problem and the solution to rainforest destruction are both economic. Although one-third of the world’s trees still grow in the Brazillian rainforest, their numbers are being sharply diminished due to deforestation. The causes of deforestation are very complicated. A competitive economy forces the want for money in poorer LEDC’S. Brazil sells logging concessions to raise
This means that there is a call for more farmland and cattle fields, resulting in the loss of more forests. Anytime there is a need for more land, trees will be cut down to make room. Businesses that want to expand and create new buildings are another reason deforestation is being overlooked. All of these causes of deforestation affect the environment greatly. With so many trees being cut down for the growing population, many different types of species that live in the forests are being killed or forced to move from their homes.
Trees aid the earth by cleansing the air of carbon dioxide and without trees the earth’s atmosphere will become more polluted. Colin explained, “The Amazon forest loses 2,000 trees a minute” (62). Many products such as toilet paper are produced by the bark of a tree. One way that Beavan aided in the war to save trees was by giving up toilet paper. Explaining how he had to stop using toilet paper, he also mentions how that was one of the most difficult stages of the No Impact Project.
The taiga, is prone to small wildfires because the trees have adapted to the climate and have thick bark which is protective against damaging wildfires. The taiga has fewer plants and animals then most other biomes. Taiga means “dense evergreen forest” in Russian. The taiga is the largest biome on land. WILDLIFE IN THE TAIGA: The taiga holds many endangered species including the grizzly bear, the Siberian crane, the wood bison, the Siberian tiger and the beaver.
More than 30 million people including the indigenous people count on the forest for food, agriculture, clothing, and traditional medicines (Amazon). The truth is that some of the indigenous tribes in South America will go extinct along with their unique language due to deforestation. The amazon is home to some of the most stunning animals such as, the gorilla, jaguar, pink dolphin, the macaw, and many others. Deforestation of the amazon is annihilating the homes of these marvelous creatures. Animal habitats are also being destroyed or altered due to deforestation.
There is no real 0domination of one particular species in the Rain Forest and the Trees are typical evergreen trees. Today Madagascar is home to nearly 60 lemurs. Some other types of changes would be the climate change, hunters, and deforestation. I think their biggest threat is that of deforestation on the island. This is a great loss to their habitat Which types of lemurs are adapting to the changes?
Eurasia ended up with the most domesticated animals because it is the world’s largest land mass and offered the wildest species in the beginning. The domesticated animals in Eurasia carried a disease similar to the one Europeans gave off to the Indians that killed them slowly. Another reason for the gap of domesticated plants and animals is the continents main axis. Eurasia’s main axis is east/west and the Americas in north/south. This means that animals in Eurasia could spread to another part of Eurasia thousands of miles away at the same latitude, the same day-length, and the same climate that they are already adapted to.
Hemp could be an easy more efficient and more environmentally friendly alternative to cotton. For hundreds of years hemp was used to make various commercial products like paper, rope, canvas and textiles. Many years ago hemp was unjustly banned. However, hemp has recently been rediscovered as a plant that has enormous environmental, economic, and commercial potential. The major problems with cotton are that the plantations require a lot of herbicides and pesticides, they use a lot fertilizer and they use up massive quantities of water.
The process to create the paper does not involve releasing harmful toxins like tree paper processing does. The largest benefit of using hemp as paper is the fact that hemp can harvest in just four months after being planted. Trees can take tens to hundreds of years to be ready for harvest. The fact that deforestation due to tree paper processing destroys the habitats for thousands of animals also must be taken into consideration and adds to the list of reasons why hemp needs to be grown in the U.S. In addition to the use of hemp as paper, an equally valuable and environmentally friendly use of hemp is as a source of
Latosol is a rich red colour from iron oxides deposits as the net down movement of water leaches silica deposits downwards leaving less soluble iron oxides. There is a long wet period (8 months of years) where soil moisture store is full, rivers often flood. Short dry season December to Jan where evapotransporation exceeds precipitation. The rainforest is one of the most diverse ecosystems with the highest net primary productivity of 2200kg per m2 of organic matter and over 300 species of trees per km2. Trees are hardwood, mahogany, teak, rosewood, balsa and Brazil nut and vegetation is divided up into layers (zones).