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Deforestation: Tropical Rainforests, maxresdefault, 48173744_605, By:…
Deforestation:
Tropical Rainforests
Where it occurs?
:globe_with_meridians:
South America
Dense Forest:
48%
Recent Deforestation:
56%
Africa
Dense Forest:
15%
Recent Deforestation:
10%
Asia
Dense Forest:
37%
Recent Deforestation:
34%
Most
deforestation
began with small-scale subsistence farmers' practice of shifting cultivation
Reasons
:warning:
Small-scale agriculture
Most
common
use in South America, Africa and Asia (almost all is 50%)
Commercial crops
desired products grown for farmers
Cattle ranching
raising cattle in a farm-like area
Logging
cutting down trees for wood
Fuelwood
wood from trees, used as fuel
"Slash and Burn"
:fire:(in steps)
1.
People set
fire
to trees
2.
The ash supplies
nutrients
3.
Crops
grow well for many years
4.
Heavy
rainfall
washes nutrients/soil into rivers
5.
Crops no longer grow on
infertile
soil
6.
Farmers move (
shifting cultivation
)
7.
Animals lose
habitats
and food
8.
Rainforest is
destroyed
Impacts
:forbidden:
People
Tribes
Awa Tribe
(Brazil)
Loggers cut down 30% of their tribal territory
Threatened by armed and illegal loggers
They're vulnerable to diseases and afraid to hunt
Pygmy Tribe
(D.R.C)
Face racism, logging and conservation
Violent abuse
Loss of tribal land
Serious health issues
Kajang Tribe
(Indonesia)
Tribes lost land due to palm oil plantations/stations
Local economies
In Brazil, small towns depend on cattle ranching for jobs
Over 3.8 million in Indonesia depend on palm oil production
used for cooking and renewable fuel
In D.R.C, farmers/commercial hunters supply cities with bushmeat
Wildlife
Species such as bonobo, elephants, white rhino are becoming endangered in D.R.C rainforest
Many animals' natural habitat is lost due to deforestation
Environment
Thousands to millions of hectares of rainforest were destroyed due to infrastructure built
In the 1970s, the Brazilian government sold large amounts of the rainforest cheaply to reduce population of cities
These land areas were cut down for farming and cultivation
$750 was offered per hectare
Government introduced heavy taxes for forestry investment, so less environmental habitats are destroyed
In Indonesia – burning, cutting and chainsaws take down the rainforest and palm leaves
By: Aleena Mahmood
