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WWF - For a Living Amazon! - 0 views

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  One in ten known species on Earth lives on the Amazon. 30 million people lives there and they depend on the resources. http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/amazon/
  
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One in ten known species on Earth lives in the Amazon. Its forests contain 90-140 billion metric tons of carbon, the release of even a portion of which would accelerate global warming significantly. 30 million people living in the Amazon depend on its resources and services – not to mention many millions more living as far away as North America and Europe, but still within the Amazon’s far-reaching climatic influence.
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BBC NEWS | Americas | Deforestation of Amazon 'halved' - 0 views

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Shows what happened to the Amazon

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WWF - Problems in the Amazon - 0 views

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Problems in the Amazon
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Forests burn, soils dwindle and people suffer
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ressures afflicting the region grow in intensit
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decreasing life quality for people.
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The price of development at all costs
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pushing for constant development,
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blind clearance of forests for cattle ranching, oil drilling or soybean production.
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Trade, the fuel of deforestation
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part to the insatiable international demand for raw goods
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Development activities in the Amazon
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Brazil’s beef exports
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linked to financial markets
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Brazilian currency.
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When the real devaluated, t
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he price of beef in real approximately doubled, creating a huge incentive for ranchers to expand their pasture area.
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the price of Brazilian beef in dollars fell,
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Brazil’s exports more competitive on international markets
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Deforestation in the Amazon - 0 views

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Other causes of forest loss in Brazil Historically, hydroelectric projects have flooded vast areas of Amazon rainforest. The Balbina dam flooded some 2,400 square kilometers (920 square miles) of rainforest when it was completed. Phillip Fearnside, a leading expert on the Amazon, calculated that in the first three years of its existence, the Balbina Reservoir emitted 23,750,000 tons of carbon dioxide and 140,000 tons of methane, both potent greenhouse gases which contribute to global climate change. Mining has impacted some parts of the Amazon Basin. During the 1980s, over 100,000 prospectors invaded the state of Para when a large gold deposit was discovered, while wildcat miners are still active in the state of Roraima near the Venezuelan border. Typically, miners clear forest for building material, fuelwood collection, and subsistence agriculture.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Other causes of forest loss in Brazil Historically, hydroelectric projects have flooded vast areas of Amazon rainforest. The Balbina dam flooded some 2,400 square kilometers (920 square miles) of rainforest when it was completed. Phillip Fearnside, a leading expert on the Amazon, calculated that in the first three years of its existence, the Balbina Reservoir emitted 23,750,000 tons of carbon dioxide and 140,000 tons of methane, both potent greenhouse gases which contribute to global climate change. Mining has impacted some parts of the Amazon Basin. During the 1980s, over 100,000 prospectors invaded the state of Para when a large gold deposit was discovered, while wildcat miners are still active in the state of Roraima near the Venezuelan border. Typically, miners clear forest for building material, fuelwood collection, and subsistence agriculture.</div>

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YouTube - YouTube - Brazilian Government Policy to Save Amazon Deforestation.flv - 0 views

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Talks about the Amazon deforestation

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Amazon Rainforest still threatened by Cattle Ranchers - 0 views

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WWF - Brazilian Government Reveals Alarming Rate of Deforestation in Amazon - - 0 views

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The Brazilian government reveals the amount of deforestation in the Amazon

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WWF - Amazon - Projects - 0 views

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the Amazon ecosystem is fragile and imperiled.
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economy, higher demand for increasingly limited natural resources
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Emmy D on 26 May 11

Great website for debate facts! :)

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Ecotourism in Amazon - 0 views

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Deforestation due to Soybean Production - 1 views

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Shows the effects of deforestation on the amazom.

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Jamie Scorer on 29 May 11

Shows why and what is causing the Amazon deforestation

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Elli Curotta on 30 May 11

The reason the amazon rainforest is dissapearing

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Dong Hun Shin on 30 May 11

Lots of trees in the rainforest are being cut down for soybean production.

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Cattle Ranchers Destroying the Rainforest - 0 views

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On the cattle ranchers destroyinmg the rainforest

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