Illegal logging has been a growing problem in rainforests such as the Congo Basin. People go there to illegally find profit everyday. This, in turn, leads to rapid deforestation. Preventing illegal logging in the Congo Basin needs to be the first action firmly put into place in the long line of strategies that would help conserve this mighty forest. Putting this action into effect will allow residents of the forest to obtain resources easier, allow agencies to use methods of tree removal that will lessen the impact on the forest, and finally will save animals in the area that are already endangered.
Many people currently live in the Congo Basin rainforest that depend on its natural resources. They rely on these items to make a living, ensuring that they don't run out of money for their family. However, because of illegal loggers, they are slowly running out of resources that they can collect. In the passage, "Solutions to Protect the Congo Basin Rainforest," it states, "Most people depend on the forest for subsistence
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In the passage, "Solutions to Protect the Congo Basin Rainforest," it states, "Various agencies work to ensure more sustainable methods of tree removal and farming techniques that have minimal impact on the forests. There are agencies working towards zero deforestation in the rainforest by 2020." This shows that agencies are rapidly trying to work towards applying sustainable methods of tree removal. If illegal logging is stopped, they won't have to deal with more deforestation then they would have liked. Additionally, in the passage, "The Congo Basin Rainforest," it states, "In the passage, "The Congo Basin Rainforest," it states, "Individuals cut down 5-8 times more trees than timber companies do." This shows that illegal loggers are destroying much more land than legal agencies
Governments in these countries need to stop thinking of forests as a renewable resource. The rate at which they are harvesting these areas drives them beyond the boundaries of sustainability. The efforts required by reforestation may not initially be cost effective, but it will result in not only the survivability of the environment, but of the country’s economy. Widespread awareness of these ideas will help fight against the natural human tendency towards instant gratification and short-term goals. Different methods of logging can be utilized to allow the rainforests to survive and regrow naturally and at a sustainable
The Amazon Rain Forest Is in Danger of Being Destroyed" by Devadas Vittal. Rain Forests. HaiSong Harvey, Ed. At Issue Series. Greenhaven Press, 2002. Reprinted from Devadas Vittal, Introduction: What Is the Amazon Rainforest? Internet: http://www.homepages.go.com/homepages/d/v/i/dvittal/amazon/intro.html, November 1999, by permission of the author. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=OVIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010021212&mode=view
Before starting my research I thought there had been a progressive increase in the amount of land that had been clearcut. My reasoning for this was that logging machinery at the end of the 19th century was primitive compared to that of more recent times. As a result, it would have been difficult to compete with the output of today's industry. However, in the late 19th century there was a boom in the logging industry and thousands of acres of land across the nation were forested. Hist...
Citizens in Africa have many different uses for this local resource."Poverty and a lack of alternative income- generating opportunities mean many farmers in Malawi have little choice but to harvest forest resources for food, firewood, medicine, building
There exist in certain areas of rainforest in Indonesia timber barons who employ what are commonly referred to as logging gangsters. The victims of this social problem are not only the rare species that inhabit the rainforests, such as the Sumatran Tiger and Orangutan, but also those people who wish to do something to stop this depletion. Environmental activists and journalists attempting to document or protest the atrocities are often killed or severely beaten by the criminals. Like all illegal trafficking, the illegal rainforest wood trade exists only because there is an outside force demanding it. In this case, the force is that of high-income countries.
There are many rainforests in the world but one of the biggest one is the Amazon rainforest, which is located in the northern half of South America and lies in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia. The Amazon also lies in between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. The size of the Amazon resembles the size of the United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains. Since this rain forest lies next to the Equator, the climate is warm and humid. The average temperature is in between sixty-eight to ninety- three degrees. The Amazon has two seasons but each one is six months each. They are classified as the wet season and the dry season. The wet season occurs between December to May and the dry season occurs between June to November. The average rainfall is fifty to two hundred and sixty inches per year. The forest floor only gets up to two to five percent of sunlight since the canopy blocks the sunlight from getting to the forest floor. The Amazon rain forest got the nickname, the world’s pharmacy, because many medicines have been found in the tree bark, the tree’s leaves, and other parts of the trees.
The social and moral implications of diminishing rainforest biodiversity are great. From a human welfare perspective, the livelihoods of tens of millions of indigenous peoples depend on the forests, but thousands are being pushed out of their homes because they lack the shelter and support that the forest once gave them (Salim 3). These groups have "developed knowledge and cultures in accordance with their environment through thousands of years, and even physically they are adapted to the life in the forest" (Nyborg). For many of the people living in these areas, the forest is the only resource they have providing them with food, shelter and cultural ties. With the invasion and destruction of their homeland, rainforest peoples are also disappearing.
This is alarming since recent data indicates these enormous forests are land-dwelling carbon absorbers that could help to slow worldwide climate alteration. The United Nations ' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates “eighteen million acres of forests have been destroyed worldwide;” and NASA forecasts “that if current deforestation rates are not reduced, rainforests could become entirely eradicated in a century.” The nations with substantial deforestation are Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand, Africa (The Democratic Republic of Congo included), and remote areas of Eastern Europe. Indonesia, the country with the greatest deforestation within the last century, has lost approximately forty million acres of indigenous
The Democratic Republic of Congo, fourth largest nation and second largest country in Africa, has many different kinds of natural resources such as diamond, copper, petroleum and stunning landscapes. Moreover; their laws state that women and men enjoy the same rights; they are not forced to get married, both have the right to vote and contribute in the economy. However, in reality because of the cultural traditions which indicate that men are the households and women have to obey and must take permission from their husband or their father before taking any action outside the house, women are not allowed to be involved in any meetings or own any business; they are only allowed to work. Their unequal but peaceful life; however, does not last. The Democratic Republic of Congo has been going through a civil war since the 1960s. Congo's natural and valuable resources and the government's weak ability to control the territory, the people and the army caused a rebel. Terrorists in military uniform selling the country's wealth to companies worldwide and keeping the profits to themselves; in addition to raping women daily to spread terror and keep the government under fear. Men who rape and treat women as sexual slaves are criminals for sure, but the UN organization is to be blamed too.
The Congo or the Democratic Republic of Congo is a country in Western Africa. This country acts as habitat for a range of animals and wildlife, such as indigenous plants. While rural, the Congo holds a great beauty in its simplicity and natural features. The Congo also is a home for a diverse population of people leading towards a open and enticing culture. The most interesting and important aspects of the Congo country is the languages, location/geography and economy, government, society, and overall the unique culture in Congo.
(United Nations Environment Programme) Illegal logging should receive a harsh punishment and although that is an ideal way to address this situation, it is not realistic. The companies and people that are involved with illegal logging sell the wood and trade with other companies until the wood is virtually unidentifiable and they can no longer track back to where the wood was logged in the first place. Animals should be able to live comfortably in their environment. This is a great idea but it is not possible due to logging.
The Amazon Rainforest is the world's largest tropical rainforest that we have today on our planet. It covers a wide range expanding almost entirely across from East to West of South America. It is most famous for its broad biodiversity and includes the famous Amazon River that is home to rare and diverse species. Today, the Amazon Rainforest is under threat of complete deforestation and has greatly lost more than half of its tropical rainforest due to cattle ranching, soy bean farming, sugar cane plantations, palm oil and biofuel agriculture. The indigenous people are doing their best to fight against the government to protect their land and conserve the rainforest but without capital finance, it is seeming to be an impossible project.
In the 1930s, still under political control by Britain, the English Speaking Caribbean could be characterised as region undergoing tremendous amounts of labour unrest. During this period, a series of labour riots and general labour unrest plagued many islands. The roots of these uprisings can be traced to the hardship experienced by the formerly enslaved Africans after Emancipation, which went unrelieved for an entire century. With their hard-won freedom gained in 1838, the formerly enslaved Africans sought to transform themselves into an independent community of small farmers. However, they continuously faced myriad of difficulties and eventually grew extremely frustrated. To further compound the problem， sugar, formerly known as the economic
The devastating effects of hunting are made worse by logging companies that “provide the physical and social infrastructure for this anarchic exploitation. They supply the roads, workers, and ammunition to carry out this growing un-policed commercial enterprise. In the case of the Brazilian Amazon, the building of major roads for loggers to enter inaccessible regions has caused major forest loss, which directly threatens primate populations.
You are standing in the middle of a hot and muggy tropical rainforest near the equator. As you feel rain hit your head you look up to see trees upon trees which are hundreds of feet tall.When you look at around the area surrounding you, you notice many types of life. Whether it be small plants like ferns or large animals such as jaguars and apes. The tropical rainforest is a very important piece of our earth. This is because they provide much life such as trees and plants. These trees and plants provide oxygen for us and our world. Which is why it is so important to treat it well.This paper will share information about the climate, the food chain, and the landscapes of the tropical rainforests.