Deforestation

This is the large scale clearance of TRF.

Deforestation is not just chopping some
trees down, it is where huge areas have
been completely cleared.

Ranching

Mining

Road building
Reasons
For
Deforestation

Housing

Industry

HEP

 Ranching large areas are cleared for

farmers to keep cattle on. McDonalds use
the beef from Brazils rainforest in their
burgers.
Mining the rainforest hides very valuable
resources of gold, diamonds, aluminium, oil
and coal. The trees need to be cleared in
order to get to them.
Housing Brazil has huge shanty towns
which have no electricity or running water.
The govt thought it would be a good idea to
use the TRF as space for new houses.

 HEP (hydro-electric power) Brazil receives

a lot of its electricity from damming the rivers
in the country. This takes up large areas of
forest.
Industry large areas of the TRF have been
cleared to make way for factories. This is
ideal space for building large factories with
good access.
Road building the Trans Amazonia
Highway is one of the longest roads in the
world. It is 9600km long (about 6500 miles).

Problems with deforestation

Soil erosion as the soil becomes exposed the rain can
wash away the soil layer leaving the land very infertile
Destruction of natural environment some people
believe that this is the last undiscovered area of the world
and we are destroying it
Medicines some people believe that there are cures for
diseases (e.g. cancer) locked inside the TRF. If we
destroy it these will be lost forever.
The lungs of the world the TRF takes in CO2 and gives
out O2. If we destroy the TRF then there is serious
concern that the atmosphere will become too polluted to
clean itself it will be too polluted to recover.

Advantages of deforestation
The money from deforestation can be used for:
Providing fresh water supplies
Providing a food supply
Increased technology
Transport for imports/exports
Improve industry
Provide electricity
Provide hospitals
Provide houses/building materials
Build schools
Improve the quality of life for all of the
population because the number and quality of
facilities are improved

Conservation
Conservation is changing environments
so that they stay longer into the future. It
is all about protecting the environment so
that future generations can enjoy it.
Conservation is all about sustainability.
This is sustaining things so that they are
around for future generations.
Preservation this is keeping things
exactly the same whether it is ruining
things or not.

Conservation
Conservation is about looking after our
planet. If we dont it will be spoilt and
people will not be able to live.
How can we look after our planet?

recycling

Conservation