AMAZONIA:

DEFORESTATION OF A
GLOBAL FOREST
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By Stenstrup, A. (2009). In Diminishing Resources: Forests.
Greensboro, N.C.: Morgan Reynolds Publishing. Chapter 4, pp 63-75)
CAUSES EFFECTS
Forests are cleared and the trees either burned Global warming
or left to decay
Population growth More lands being cleared in order for the
Brazilians to begin farming
Cattle herding - Agribusinesses generate revenue for the
country
- To pay off its international debt
CAUSES EFFECTS
Fire - burn the remaining forested regions
that the Brazilians border.
- Short lapse of time between forest
fires.
- Soil becomes infertile.

The expansion of soya cultivation - Clear vast tracts

- Advocate new roads

Illegal logging - Oversupply of cheap but illegally

harvested wood
- Prevents law-abiding operators to
invest in sustainable forestry practices
SOLUTION
Through education - Educated person is critical in
understanding obstacles and in taking
action
- Local education remains low
- Number of years children spend in
school, 4.1 years (1990) to 5.9 years
(2005)