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DEFORESTATION IN BRAZIL: 60-70 percent of deforestation in the Amazon results ... Studies by the Environmental Defense Fund show that areas that have been selectively logged are eight times more likely to be settled and cleared by shifting cultivators than untouched rainforests because of access granted by logging roads.
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Amazon Rainforest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Amazon rainforest was short-listed in 2008 as a candidate to one of the New7Wonders of Nature by the New Seven Wonders of the World Foundation. As of February 2009 the Amazon was ranking first in ...
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The process of deforestation in various geographical regions is destroying this unique enviroment. Consequently, many animals and plants that live in the rainforests face the specter of extinction. The extinction of the plants and animals leads to diminished gene pool.
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Deforestation In Rainforests : Every day, thousands of acres of rainforest are lost to clear cutting and burning to create farmland. The problem with this is that the soil of the rainforest is not well suited for farming, and quickly becomes too 'worn out' to support crops. ... These handicrafts are lovely, ... Global Warming :
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Forest Rescue program is a charity that helps to prevent deforestation. The charity uses donated money to buy up and preserve rainforest land before the lumber companies can buy it. The Arbor Day Foundation then protects the land from deforestation.
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www.lycos.com/info/deforestation--rainforests.html
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6/28/03 A Better Future World. ... The rate of deforestation of rain forests should be decreasing, not increasing. The rainforest in Brazil is the worlds largest, and what is happening in Brazil is happening in rainforests worldwide. The deforestation rate in Brazil’s Amazon, the world’s largest jungle,;
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'The trouble is the rainforests are home to something like 1.4 billion of the poorest people in the world. ... Waiting for all the new technologies to come on stream was not going to be soon enough, said Prince Charles. If deforestation did not slow down soon there would be 'far more drought and starvation on a grand scale.'
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While these rates have reached historic lows, deforestation in the Amazon still proceeded at an alarming speed. During the government's survey period more than 2.7 million ... WWF is also urging the government of Brazil and other Amazon countries to protect their rainforests by formally recognizing their natural value.
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For the first time a grouping of tropical rainforest rich countries, called the "Forestry Eight" and controlling over 80 percent of the world's tropical rainforests, agree and are proposing a plan to be paid ... Posted by Dr. Glen Barry on September 21, 2007 10:51 AM | More on climate rainforests avoided deforestation...
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