The Amazon and deforestation

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  • Created by: Dave1010
  • Created on: 25-03-18 18:51

Statistics

  • Covers 8 million km^2
  • Since 1978, 750,000 km^2 have been destroyed
  • Covers parts of Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia,Guyana,Surinama and French Guiana

Causes(between 2000-2005)

  • Commercial farming: cattle rancing(60-75%) and soy and cash crops (5-10%)
  • Substinence farming (20-25%)
  • Logging (2-3%)
  • Other activites (1-2%) such as mineral extraction and road building

Social impacts

  • New houses and infastructure can be built, which help reduce poverty in Brazil
  • Loss of potential medicines (many medicines come from plants)
  • Native tribes can lose their

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