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What threats are Latin American rainforests facing? How Is deforestation…

- - - - Farming
        
        People are removing the trees and flattening the area for farming purposes
      - Cattle Herding
        
        People flatten large areas of the forest to make room for cattle herding
        
        Also, the large amount of cattle adds methane to the atmosphere which Is not good.
      - Logging
        
        People are using the Amazon Rainforest For Wood
        
        Felling all of the trees
      - Illegal Mining
        
        Mining also flatten lots of land to and uses many toxic chemicals like mercury which affect the plants and animals
        
        Commonalities:
        
        Poisoning of animals and plants
        
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        Loss of habitat for animals
        
        Destruction of Amazon
        
        Loss of thousands of trees
- - - - illegal cattle ranching causing air pollution and water