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Tropical Rainforests (Tropical Rainforests (Climate (No definite seasons,…

- - - - Heavy rain washes away soil because no trees to hold it together - landslides and flooding
      - More water reaches the soil - reduces soil fertility
      - Less CO2 being absorbed
    - - Creates jobs
      - Money made from selling timber, minerals and commercial farming products
      - In long term, deforestation can destroy the resources that countries depend on
      - Livelihoods of some local people are destroyed - loss of animals and plants they rely on to make a living
- - - - 65-70% commercial (cattle) farming
      - 20-25% subsistence farming
      - 5-10% other commercial farming
      - 2-3% logging
      - 1-2% other activities
  - - - 100 billion tonnes of carbon - deforestation will release some of this as CO2
      - Brazil is losing 55 million tons of topsoil every year because of soil erosion caused by soy farming
    - - Brought wealth to countries that are very poor
      - Farming makes a lot of money for countries in the rainforest
      - Logging contributes dramatically to Brazil's economy
- - - - Only some trees are felled - only old or inferior
    - - New trees are planted to replace ones that are cut down
    - - Tourism that minimises damage to the environment and benefits the local people
    - - Reduce illegal logging and promote hardwood from sustainably managed forests
    - - Education of the international community about the impacts of deforestation
    - - Debt can be cancelled by countries or organisations in exchange for a guarantee that the money will be spent on conservation
    - - National parks/nature reserves