Rain Forests

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Rain Forests

• Sydney Chung, Raymond Koo, Abhishek Samdaria,
  Allen Sieh, Victoria Wong

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Green House Gas Emission Chart
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The Significance of Rain Forests
Rain forests "lungs of earth" They absorb
massive amounts of CO2 Many plant species exist
in these rain forests Plants are used for
medicinal purposes
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Deforestation
Deforestation - the removal of a massive amount
of trees in one area, destroying rain forests in
the long run. Methods that are most responsible
for deforestation include burning and logging.
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Deforestation Effects
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Burning and Logging

• The idea originates from the agricultural
  technique, the slash-and-burn method, in which
  you cut and burn trees in order to make room for
  fields.
• Cutting down the trees allows the cultivation
  of land to occur.

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Burning and Logging
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Reason for Deforestation

• The timber from the rain forest is valuable.
• To create more land for agricultural purposes 
• To create more land for the increase in
  population
• The government sees their resources, such as
  their rain forests, as a source of revenue 
• To make room for road constructions and dams. 

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This chart shows the deforestation in the Amazon.
It is slowly decreasing in the more recent years.
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This chart shows the numerous reasons for
deforestation.
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Effects of Deforestation

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?volmzzWo0wps

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Why should we stop deforestation?

• Deforestation should be halted because rain
  forests are a great contributor in the fight
  against global warming and climate change.
• The plant species found in the rain forest can
  be used for many medicinal purposes. Over a
  hundred prescription drugs are made with rain
  forest ingredients.
• Taking out the forest would also mean taking
  out the plant, animal, and insect species.

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Forest Burning Contributor to Global Warming

• Burning forests causes an increase of CO2 in the
  atmosphere
• Fires are denoted by red flares from oil and gas
  extraction, in green. The more intense the color,
  the greater the frequency of fires.

 
    Fires raging in Africa from            
October 1994 to March 1995.
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Brazil and Indonesia

• In 2000, Brazil and Indonesia were both recorded
  to release massive amounts of greenhouse gas
  linking up with the deforestation rate

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This chart reveals the effects of deforestation
in Indonesia. The green parts represent the
remaining amount of rain forests in the country.
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Actions taken to stop deforestation in the 3rd
World

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•  Indonesias president signed a two-year plan on
  new logging concessions, part of a 1 billion
  climate change deal with Norway intended to
  restrain rain forest destruction and reduce
  greenhouse gas emissions.

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Actions taken to stop deforestation in the 3rd
World (continued)

• In 2008, Brazil announced a series of measures
  that were taken to stop the deforestation of the
  Amazon rain forest. These measures include
  stepped-up police vigilance, a ban on using
  deforested areas, and the suspension of public
  funds for any group or individual found to be
  breaking environmental laws.

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How should "Developed Nations" compensate to
prevent nations from burning and logging rain
forests?

• Burning and logging of rain forests is a huge
  contributor to the hastening effects of global
  warming.
• Developing nations mainly log rain forests
  because it is a source of their economy.
• Developed nations such as the United States and
  Britain will  offer sums of money to governments
  that have the largest CO2 emissions to help
  preserve their rain forests instead of cutting
  them down. 
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How should "Developed Nations" compensate to
prevent nations from burning and logging rain
forests? ( continued)

•   In the late 2000s, the World Bank raised 250
  million to fund pilot programs and support
  projects that encourage governments and companies
  in the developed world to pay for preserving
  trees in exchange for carbon credits that gives
  them the right to produce carbon dioxide.
• France, Japan and Australia have promised 3.5
  billion in fast-start funds to help preserve
  tropical rain forests.
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REDD

• Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest
  Degradation (REDD) is an effort to create a
  financial value for the carbon stored in forests,
  offering incentives for developing countries to
  reduce emissions from forested lands and invest
  in low-carbon paths to sustainable development.
  This effort is predicted to raise 30 billion
  dollars to lower the emissions from deforestation
  and forest degradation. 

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Copenhagen Climate Change

• In 2012 the Kyoto Protocol to prevent climate
  changes and global warming runs out.
• The Climate Conference in Copenhagen is essential
  for the worlds climate.
• Meeting in Copenhagen a success ending up with
  a Copenhagen Protocol to prevent global warming
  and climate changes.
• The Copenhagen Accord was drafted by the US,
  China, India, Brazil and South Africa on December
  18, and judged a "meaningful agreement" by the
  United States government.

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• The accord recognised that climate change is one
  of the greatest challenges of the present and
  that actions should be taken to keep any
  temperature increases to below 2C. 
• The Copenhagen Accord endorses the succession of
  the Kyoto protocol. 
• However, as it is neither legally binding nor
  will it bring about any true results, many
  countries and non-governmental organisations were
  opposed to this agreement.

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