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What problems does deforestation cause to the rain-forest and for the world?
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The destruction and cutting down of forests is often done to clear land for farming, mining, roads, and grazing of cattle. That causes increased atmospheric CO2 levels, a factor in global warming.
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How does the Amazon rainforest produce oxygen in the air?
The amazon produces 20 % of the world's oxygen. But deforestation is bringing that percentage down drastically.
Where is deforestation happening the most?
Deforestation is happening all over the world in the Philippines and in the Amazon. it is also occurring in developing countries such as china and India. The world is covered with 2% of rain forests.
Is the Amazon rainforest the largest rainforest in the world?
yes
Is the amozon rainforest the biggest rainforest?
yes, the Amazon rainforest is the biggest.
Where is the world's largest tropical rainforest?
The Congo Rainforest is the world's second largest tropical forest. (The Amazon Rainforest is the largest.)
Deforestation affected the world's rainforest's?
rainforets
What ranch has the most cattle?
In the amazon rainforest, the cause of almost 80% of deforestation.
What organizations are against deforestation?
The following organizations are against deforestation: · Nicodemus wilderness project · The Common Sense Environmental Fund · Crea · International Conservation · Conservation International · Wildlife Conservation Society · World Wildlife Fund for Nature · Rainforest Action Network (RAN) · Environmental Defence Fund (EDF) · Rainforest Alliance · Amazon Watch · Friends of the Earth (FOE) · Sierra Club · The Costal Rainforest Coalition
How does the Amazon rainforest produce oxygen in the air?
The amazon produces 20 % of the world's oxygen. But deforestation is bringing that percentage down drastically.
What is the number one cause of tropical deforestation world wide?
commercial logging
What are some current world problems?
Some current world problems include hunger, deforestation, HIV/AIDS, and the desiccation of the Sahara. Obesity is a problem in developed countries.
Where is deforestation happening the most?
Deforestation is happening all over the world in the Philippines and in the Amazon. it is also occurring in developing countries such as china and India. The world is covered with 2% of rain forests.
Where is deforestation occurring?
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What is the number one cause of tropical deforestation worldwide is?
clearing of lands for agricultural use
What do the environmentalists do to prevent deforestation?
Well, from what I've heard, there are a lot of things that environmentalists do to prevent deforestation. Some have founded organizations or groups that ask the public to "adopt an acre of rainforest". Others have done more direct things such as actually going to the rainforests of the world and conducting research.
What in Brazil is the world's largest?
The Amazon Rainforest [Floresta Amazonia] is the largest rainforest in the world. About 60 percent of the rainforest is within Brazil's borders. The rainforest also is the world's most biologically diverse rainforest.
Why world's population has increased rapidly in last hundred years and main problems will cause?
Why world's population has increased rapidly in last hundred years and main problems will cause?
