deforestation

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Overview
My final paper is going to be discussing the effects of deforestation on indigenous people in Indonesia, Australia and Brazil. The factors that contribute to deforestation are: lack of available arable land due to the increase in agricultural needs; illegal logging to produce timber products; and forest fires that could be due to natural causes or intentional (WWF,2013). All these activities have a negative impact on not only the biodiversity of these regions but also on the forest-dwelling communities that rely on them for their livelihoods. Green peace (2013) has proposed some key solutions that must be implemented to control the rate of deforestation worldwide. First, the multinational corporations that are behind these destructive activities also have the power to reduce their impact and should start acting more responsibly. Second consumers need to become more aware of how and where their products are coming from by buying sustainable options. Lastly, politics plays a crucial role in the management of forest activities and governments need to implement strict policies to achieve ambitious targets like zero deforestation by 2020.

Outline
Introduction
-The main causes of deforestation.
-Current & Future trends.
-Consequences of deforestation.
Discussion
-Current health trends of indigenous people.
-Causes of deforestation in Indonesia, Australia and Brazil.
-Health impacts on indigenous populations in these countries due to deforestation.
Conclusion
Summary of main research findings.

Bibliography
Kunitz,S.J. (2000). “Public Health Then and Now: Globalization, States, and the Health of Indigenous Peoples”. American Journal of Public Health. Vol. 90 (10), pp: 1531-1539.

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... and the only way to control this is through such policies that also reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

O’Sullivan,D. (2011). “Justice, culture and the political determinants of indigenous Australian health”. Ethnicities. Vol. 12(6), pp: 687-705.

The paper discusses why Australia’s indigenous population has significantly lower life expectancies than the rest of the population. Poor housing, lack of education, labour market participation and access to traditional resources for economic purposes contribute to the differences. These differences lead to ill health and politics has a huge role to play in this.
One of my case studies that I will be discussing for my paper is Australia, therefore this paper provides details that are very important for my research. This paper emphases the importance of politics and how it both positively and negatively effect populations.

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