Deforestation- Amazon Case Study

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  • Created by: Djoumana
  • Created on: 16-11-17 22:30

Deforestation is a problem in the Amazon:

· The Amazon is the largest rainforest on Earth- covering an area of around 8 million km squared.

·  Since 1978, over 750 00 km squared has been destroyed by deforestation.

· There are lots of causes- for example, between 2000 and 2005:

·  65-70% was caused by commercial (cattle) ranching.

· 20-25% was caused by small-scale subsistence farming- many farmers have been settled by the Brazilian government along the Trans-Amazonia Highway.

· 5-10% was caused by other commercial farming- mostly soy farming but rice, corn and sugar cane are also grown.

· 2-3% was caused by logging, including lots of illegal logging. New roads have opened by areas of the forest that were previously too hard to get to.

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