Global DeforestationGlobal Deforestation

Shelby WilliamsShelby Williams

Geographic QuestionsGeographic Questions

How is deforestation affecting global How is deforestation affecting global quality of life? quality of life?

What are the global patterns of What are the global patterns of deforestation?deforestation?

Who gains and who loses from Who gains and who loses from deforestation?deforestation?

What are the Consequences?What are the Consequences?

Why are the world’s rainforests Why are the world’s rainforests important?important?

Maintain the climateRegulate atmospheric gases Stabilize rainfall Animals and Insects lose their way.Animals and Insects lose their way.

Birds, mammals, and pollinating insects are Birds, mammals, and pollinating insects are wary to cross open areas.wary to cross open areas.This threatens the pollination and biodiversity of This threatens the pollination and biodiversity of

forestsforests

How is deforestation affecting How is deforestation affecting global quality of life?global quality of life?

GloballyGlobally Economy, expansion, Economy, expansion,

production of paper goodsproduction of paper goods In BrazilIn Brazil

For Brazilians, deforestation is For Brazilians, deforestation is creating more opportunity.creating more opportunity.

Employment opportunityEmployment opportunity Logging, mining, and small- Logging, mining, and small-

and large-scale agricultureand large-scale agriculture Expansion, inhabitable land. Expansion, inhabitable land.

The methods used for clearing The methods used for clearing land are cheap, quick, and land are cheap, quick, and provide arable ground. provide arable ground.

Environmentally (Globally)Environmentally (Globally) Rainforests regulate the Rainforests regulate the

atmosphereatmosphere Some believe deforestation Some believe deforestation

contributes to global warming contributes to global warming 20% of greenhouse gas 20% of greenhouse gas

emissions emissions Dense forests recycle water.Dense forests recycle water.

The absence of forestry The absence of forestry and/or agriculture can cause and/or agriculture can cause erosion. erosion.

Carbon emissionsCarbon emissions When burnt or cut, all trees When burnt or cut, all trees

release the CO2 they contain.release the CO2 they contain. In BrazilIn Brazil

Strife between countries has Strife between countries has risen concerning Brazil’s rights risen concerning Brazil’s rights to clear their forests.to clear their forests.

Positively Negatively

What are the global patterns of What are the global patterns of deforestation?deforestation?

Primary forests are being replaced by less biodiverse plantations and secondary forests. (Rhett)

Disease Disease Vulnerable forestsVulnerable forests

Due to a significant increase in plantation forests, forest cover has generally

been expanding in North America, Europe, and China (Rhett)

while diminishing in the tropics.

Rainforests are an extensive library of biological and genetic resources. (Rhett)

FAO [Food and Agriculture FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Organization of the United Nations] estimates that 10.4 Nations] estimates that 10.4 million hectares of tropical million hectares of tropical forest were permanently forest were permanently destroyed each year in the destroyed each year in the period from 2000 to 2005. period from 2000 to 2005. (Rhett) An increase from the years

before (at 10.16) Rainforests

maintain the climate regulate atmospheric gases stabilize rainfall (Rhett)Rhett)

Who is causing the damage?Who is causing the damage?http://maps.howstuffworks.com/world-deforestation-map.htm

So, what’s happening in Brazil?So, what’s happening in Brazil?

Industrial logging Industrial logging conversion for conversion for

agriculture agriculture commercial commercial subsistence subsistence

forest firesforest fires often purposely set often purposely set

by peopleby people

Global Causes

Who gains and who loses from Who gains and who loses from deforestation?deforestation?

Developing countries use their forest land to Developing countries use their forest land to improve their agriculture and economy. improve their agriculture and economy.

Although some are torn on the idea of global Although some are torn on the idea of global warming, it is generally agreed, worldwide, that warming, it is generally agreed, worldwide, that deforestation should not continue. deforestation should not continue.

The countries that gain are also the ones which The countries that gain are also the ones which pay the price. pay the price. Live in areas susceptible to forest fires, floods, Live in areas susceptible to forest fires, floods,

polluted water, and have lost the beautiful, diverse polluted water, and have lost the beautiful, diverse forests that once surrounded them. forests that once surrounded them.

What are the Consequences?What are the Consequences? Forest lossForest loss ExtinctionExtinction Less biodiversityLess biodiversity DiseaseDisease

Forest firesForest fires

Unstable Unstable atmosphere Climate change

Erosion Water pollution

In the U.S.In the U.S.

U.S. areas of virgin forest, 1850U.S. areas of virgin forest, 1850

U.S. areas of virgin forest, 1650 U.S. areas of virgin forest, 1650

U.S. areas of virgin forest, 1926U.S. areas of virgin forest, 1926

For more than three and a half centuries, America's forests have been diminished too.

How do We Combat Deforestation? How do We Combat Deforestation?

Use and purchase earth friendly productsUse and purchase earth friendly products (Greenpeace even has a paper products (Greenpeace even has a paper products

guide)guide)Recycle, reuseRecycle, reuseJoin environmental organizationsJoin environmental organizations

Encourage the businesses and governments Encourage the businesses and governments of influential countries to join in efforts of of influential countries to join in efforts of conservation.conservation.

VideosVideos

Google Earth & Deforestation in BrazilGoogle Earth & Deforestation in Brazil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWDJM8FG1tE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWDJM8FG1tE

Vanishing SpeciesVanishing Species http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsq3WsFIVmQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsq3WsFIVmQ

““The Amazon - Gone Within Our Children's The Amazon - Gone Within Our Children's Lifetime?” Lifetime?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsq3WsFIVmQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsq3WsFIVmQ

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