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Title: The Effects of DEFORESTATION!


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The Effects of DEFORESTATION!
  • By
  • Alfonso Saavedra
  • Aaron Lopez

2
Outline
  • The Effects of Deforestation on the Environment
  • Social effects of Deforestation in Brazil
  • Rainforest Facts
  • The cause of Deforestation
  • Deforestation Hazards
  • The war against Deforestation
  • How can we stop Deforestation
  • Work cited

3
Effects of Deforestation on the Environment
  • plants and animals face extinction
  • diminished gene pools
  • to unforeseen ratifications

4
Social Effects of Deforestation
  • 1990 radars indicate 10 of Amazon was cleared
  • Ranchers predators to rainforest
  • Loggers take down trees for timber trade
  • Gold minersconflict to rain forest

5
Rain Forest Facts
  • Rainforest once covered 14 of earth
  • 1 1/2 of rainforest lost everyday
  • We are losing 137 of plant and animal species
  • Most rainforest are cleared by chainsaws,bulldozer
    s,and fires

6
Cause of Deforestation
  • Loggers need trees for timber trade
  • Miners and oil explorations cause trees to be cut
    down
  • The building of roads in heavily wooded area
  • Agriculture

7
Deforestation Hazards
  • An increase of flooding
  • Can result in more carbon dioxide in the air
  • Loose gravel can result in mud slides
  • Diminished gene pools in endangered species

8
The War Against Deforestation
  • Tauato Operation prevents deforestation
  • Brazilian national army fines illegal
    deforestation
  • Federal police created a plan to prevent illegal
    deforestation

9
How can we stop Deforestation ?
  • Online activists chat rooms to help cause
    against deforestation
  • Slow down logging industry, change law of first
    to clear gets land
  • Chat rooms talk about what they can do together
    to slow down the logging industry by protesting
    the main areas
  • More than 1000 protesters agree to it.

10
Work Cited
  • Dmc. Engr. Wisc/edu/courses/hazards/ BBO 2-0.9
    html
  • EN.wikipedia.org/wiki/deforestation
  • Time Life/ Time Life. (1999) World Geography 128
    pages. Time Life education inc. New York, New
    York
  • Time life/ Time Life.(1997) Planet Earth 128
    pages. Time Life education inc. New York, New
    York.
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