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Cover 6% of the Earth’s surface.Cover 6% of the Earth’s surface. Home to about 50% of the world’s living Home to about 50% of the world’s living

species.species. Nicknamed “the lungs of the Earth.”Nicknamed “the lungs of the Earth.”

Essential QuestionEssential Question

How should the resources How should the resources of the Amazon rainforest of the Amazon rainforest be used and preserved?be used and preserved?

Land Use ConflictLand Use Conflict

What do you think this means?What do you think this means? :Arguments about the best ways to :Arguments about the best ways to

use the land.use the land. Let’s look at the six sides to this Let’s look at the six sides to this

conflict.conflict.

How does this guy use the rainforest How does this guy use the rainforest to survive?to survive?

Native AmazoniansNative Amazonians

Lived in the rainforest for 12,000 years.Lived in the rainforest for 12,000 years. A sustainable way of life.A sustainable way of life.

Using the resources without causing long-Using the resources without causing long-term damage.term damage.

Hunting, Fishing, Subsistence FarmingHunting, Fishing, Subsistence Farming

Want legal ownership of their Want legal ownership of their homelands.homelands. Save the Forest to Save Us!Save the Forest to Save Us! Why don’t they want development?Why don’t they want development?

What’s this guy doing?What’s this guy doing?

Rubber TappersRubber Tappers

First came to the Amazon in the First came to the Amazon in the 1870s.1870s.

Collect sap from rubber trees to Collect sap from rubber trees to make rubber.make rubber. Sustainable Sustainable (doesn’t hurt the trees)(doesn’t hurt the trees)

Want to create protected reserves.Want to create protected reserves.

What’s going on?What’s going on?

LoggersLoggers Enter the Amazon in the 1960s.Enter the Amazon in the 1960s. Clear-cut forests and sell lumber.Clear-cut forests and sell lumber.

DeforestationDeforestation Is this Sustainable?Is this Sustainable?

Provide forestry jobs, helping the Provide forestry jobs, helping the Brazilian economy.Brazilian economy. In 2004 alone, Brazil exported over In 2004 alone, Brazil exported over

$5 billion worth of wood.$5 billion worth of wood.

What’s this?What’s this?

SettlersSettlers Entered the Amazon in the 1960s with Entered the Amazon in the 1960s with

gov’t encouragement. gov’t encouragement. Poor people looking for rainforest land Poor people looking for rainforest land

to farm.to farm. Poor soil forces settlers to clear-cut Poor soil forces settlers to clear-cut

new fields every few years.new fields every few years. Is this sustainable?Is this sustainable?

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Cattle RanchersCattle Ranchers Also entered in the 60s.Also entered in the 60s. Clear-cut to create grassland to feed Clear-cut to create grassland to feed

cattle.cattle. Feed the world with beef and help the Feed the world with beef and help the

Brazilian economy.Brazilian economy. The U.S. is one of the biggest buyers of Brazilian The U.S. is one of the biggest buyers of Brazilian

beef.beef. Some estimate 55 feet of rainforest are cleared Some estimate 55 feet of rainforest are cleared

for every hamburger sold in the U.S.for every hamburger sold in the U.S.

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EnvironmentalistsEnvironmentalists Became active in the 1970s.Became active in the 1970s. Protect the biodiversity of the Protect the biodiversity of the

rainforest.rainforest. A 2.5-acre patch of rainforest contains about A 2.5-acre patch of rainforest contains about

125 species of mammals, 400 species of 125 species of mammals, 400 species of birds, 750 species of trees, and 1,500 species birds, 750 species of trees, and 1,500 species of flowering plants .of flowering plants .

Over 100 plant, animal, and insect species Over 100 plant, animal, and insect species are lost everyday due to deforestation.are lost everyday due to deforestation.

Want slower, smarter rainforest Want slower, smarter rainforest development.development.

Ideas for Reducing Land Ideas for Reducing Land Use ConflictUse Conflict

Promote Ecotourism: attracts Promote Ecotourism: attracts people who would like to visit a people who would like to visit a unique ecosystem.unique ecosystem.

Encourage sustainable development.Encourage sustainable development. Ex. Shade-grown coffeeEx. Shade-grown coffee Ex. Strip loggingEx. Strip logging

Buy Products that protect the Buy Products that protect the rainforest.rainforest.

How do we get from hereHow do we get from here

to here?to here?

What do you think?What do you think?

Assignment: Letter to the Brazilian Assignment: Letter to the Brazilian Gov’tGov’t

ELT: Investigate issues and justify possible ELT: Investigate issues and justify possible resolutions involving people, places, and resolutions involving people, places, and environments.environments.

Write a letter to the Brazilian Gov’t Write a letter to the Brazilian Gov’t explaining your ideas on how to best use explaining your ideas on how to best use and preserve the resources of the Amazon and preserve the resources of the Amazon Rainforest. Rainforest. Describe two actions and explain how these Describe two actions and explain how these

actions will meet the needs of at least three actions will meet the needs of at least three groups involved in the land-use conflict.groups involved in the land-use conflict.

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