The annual rate of forest loss generally slowed between 2004 and 2012, though rates of deforestation jumped again in 2008, 20 and 2015. The changes in area of forest by region and subregion are shown in table 1. Forests cover about 30% of the planet, but deforestation is clearing these essential habitats on a massive scale. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. Using the 2005 deforestation rates, it was estimated that the amazon rainforest would be reduced by 40% in two decades. The lean grassfed cattle produced by central american ranches as opposed to grainfed cattle raised elsewhere was perfectly suited for american fastfood restaurants and this seemingly bottomless market has created the socalled hamburger connection which links consumer lifestyles in north america with deforestation in central america. Amazon is the biggest deforestation front in the world and interventions are urgently needed to prevent a largescale, irreversible ecological disaster. Indeed some 31 countries do not even make the list because they have already removed most of their forests and even if that remain are seriously fragmented and degraded. Canadas deforestation rate is among the lowest in the world. Nov 03, 2014 this question already supposes deforestation is inevitable and that e books are currently not and will not be able to be widespread enough to save the trees all around the world. This book is dedicated to global perspectives on sustainable forest. Mimesis, deforestation, and development in latin america investigates how fictional works have become sites for the production of knowledge, imagination, and intervention in latin american environments. Studies from around the world showcase both the positive and the negative impacts that development projects can have. World population and cumulative deforestation, 1800 to 2010.
United states of america forest information and data. Wwf estimates that 27 per cent more than a quarter of the amazon biome will be without trees by 2030 if the current rate of deforestation continues. But massive logging giants like asia pulp and paper app and asia pacific resources international april have been destroying pristine forests for pulp and paper products for too long. Deforestation and forest degradation represent a significant fraction of the annual worldwide humaninduced emission of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, the main source of biodiversity losses and the destruction of millions of peoples homes. Land use patterns and related carbon losses following. Agricultural technologies and tropical deforestation. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data agricultural technologies and tropical deforestation edited by a. A critical study of the literature about deforestation in the brazilian amazon honors thesis.
Deforestation in the united states is an ongoing environmental issue that attracts protests from environmentalists. Fao fra 2001 and 2010 reports indicate considerable deforestation in the. In 2010 belize had 63% of remaining forest cover, costa rica 46%, panama 45%, honduras 41%, guatemala 37%, nicaragua 29%. Central american countries have experienced cycles of deforestation and reforestation since the decline of maya civilization, influenced by many factors such as population growth and agriculture. Deforestation, clearance, clearcutting or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a nonforest use. The oil is now the most widely used vegetable oil in the world and is used for a variety of products that can be found at the supermarket. During the period 2001 2010, there has been a net loss of over 44 million acres. In addition to directly humaninduced deforestation, the growing forests have also been affected by. Effects of deforestation on spatiotemporal distributions of.
United states of america forest information and data the rainforest. Jul 23, 2010 amazon deforestation in dramatic decline, official figures show. Population demographics infrastructure health references books. We have compared the deforestation rates and their drivers among different countries and forest types using a standardized formula to calculate the annual rate of change of. Deforestation and malaria in mancio lima county, brazil. In latin america, the fastgrowing markets for soybeans and beef are. Learn about historical and modern deforestation and its effects. Mimesis, deforestation, and development in latin america. Deforestation presents in an abundance of ways, including fires, clearcutting for agriculture, ranching and development, unsustainable logging for timber, and degradation due to climate change. Malaria is the most prevalent vectorborne disease in the amazon. Between 1990 and 2010, united states of america lost. It has a serious negative effect on climate change in as far as rainfall is reduced and the amount of sunlight reflected from earths surface alters. What are the biggest drivers of tropical deforestation. Brazilian amazon as reflected in relatively recent 20002010.
It is a serious environmental concern since it can result in the loss of biodiversity, damage to natural habitats, disturbances in the water cycle, and soil erosion. Topics described in this book address several important biological and. A critical study of the literature about deforestation in the brazilian amazon. A critical study of the literature about deforestation in. Why does nobody ever talk about the amount of deforestation needed to make books. Effects of deforestation on spatiotemporal distributions.
Nearly 200 companies and governments have signed onto the 2014 new york declaration on forestswhich includes the goals of halving deforestation. The leading scholars and specialists in this volume, from both latin america and the united states, present a uniquely. Deforestation success stories union of concerned scientists. United states of america forest information and data according to the u.
United states of america had 25,363,000 ha of planted forest. Despite localregional causes, its consequences are global. The us is probably the prime example of forest expansion, as farms moved west in. This question already supposes deforestation is inevitable and that ebooks are currently not and will not be able to be widespread enough to save the trees all around the world. The researchers whose books were examined in this thesis did not, for the most part, relate the role of ideology to the question of deforestation and its causes and consequences. Deforestation is getting worse, 5 years after countries. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The deforestation has decreased but it is still alarming. Prior to the arrival of europeanamericans, about one half of the united states land area was forest, about 1,023,000,000 acres 4,140,000 km 2 estimated in 1630. This book provides a general view about deforestation dynamics around the world, incorporating analyses of its causes, impacts and actions to prevent it. According to williams, deforestation came into existence probably some halfamillion years ago, when humans began to.
Apr 26, 2010 united states has higher percentage of forest loss than brazil by jeremy hance on 26 april 2010 from 2000 to 2005 the world lost over a million square kilometers of forest. The annual deforestation rate in canada in 2010 was less than 0. Discover book depositorys huge selection of deforestation books online. The natural wealth of the region deserves political protection and the establishment of measures that protect the environment and reduce the rate of deforestation in the region. Since 2001 in all of latin america, a large amount of forest is growing back, but not nearly enough to stall deforestation. Up to 420 million acres of forest could be lost between 2010 and 2030 in these deforestation fronts if current trends continue. If current trends continue, deforestation could double to 48 million hectares between 2010 and 2030, meaning that more than a quarter of the amazon biome would be. The rate of deforestation has slowed since the early 2000s, but the forest has continued to shrink every year, and analysis of satellite data shows a. This book provides a general view about deforestation dynamics around the world.
Recently, there has been concern about the amount of deforestation that is occurring in indonesia to grow palm oil. Heres whats driving deforestation in south america. Deforestation areas were derived from the 2010 global remote sensing survey of the food and agricultural organisation forest resource assessment. Historically, studies of forest change in lac have focused. In the united states, deforestation has been more than offset by reforestation between 1990 and 2010. All of the researchers, whose books were critiqued, seemed to be aware of the severe. Here are some key facts about canadas low levels of deforestation. The foremost reason of deforestation in latin america is the requirement for. List of books and articles about deforestation online. In addition to directly humaninduced deforestation, the growing forests have also been affected by climate change, increasing risks of storms, and diseases. The majority of deforestation took place prior to 1910 with the forest service reporting the minimum forestation as 721,000,000 acres around 1920. The truth is that latin america and the caribbean are privileged areas in the world in environmental matters.
Deforestation and land use in the amazon is an authoritative analysis of the socioeconomic and biophysical factors operating at local, national, and global levels that serve to promote deforestation in this delicate region. Present indicators suggest that the future of north americas forests is. Based on papers presented at a workshop held inturrialba, costa rica, mar. Deforestation is offset by reforestation through planting projects following timber harvest, natural regeneration or planting projects on reclaimed farmland or urban sites. Recently, the forest service reported total forestation as 766,000,000 acres in 2012.
Deforestation dynamics and drivers in different forest types. Big cities and global farming now driving deforestation, study finds from environmentalresearchweb, part of the guardian environment network thu 11 feb 2010 05. Oil is the number one leading cause of deforestation in the amazon to sell to large corporate countries such as the united states of america. As of 2010, the world had 652 million acres in planted forests, more than. Deforestation dynamics and drivers in different forest. Deforestation, clearing or thinning of forests by humans to make the land available for other uses. Agricultural technologies and tropical deforestation edited by a. With the details pane visible, click the button, contents step 4. Throughout, pros and cons of development and deforestation are presented in order to represent both sides and provoke a debatediscussion. In his book the history of deforestation, the author michael williams says that it is a common misconception that deforestation is a recent occurrence, gaining momentum in the tropical regions of the world since about 1950. Deforestation estimates what is the global deforestation rate. Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for united states tree cover threshold is used for defining the tree cover area. The hot spots are located in the amazon, the atlantic forest and gran chaco, borneo, the cerrado, chocodarien, the congo basin, east africa, eastern australia, greater mekong, new guinea, and sumatra.
Only half of this area is compensated by new forests or forest growth. Tchir, edward johnson and lawrence nkemdirim encyclopedia of life support systems eolss forest products. He is an author, editor, and illustrator of nonfiction books for young people. This book explores the various consequences of resource management within the forestry industry. Globally, beef and soy are the leading drivers of tropical deforestation and conversion of other habitats. Trends in natural forest cover deforestation, 1990 2010. Dec 15, 2011 richard spilsbury has worked in educational publishing for over ten years. When global corporations look for cheap supplies to create toilet paper, packaging, or even books and clothing, our rainforests should not pay the price. Deforestation of latin american forest 2010 words bartleby.
This study quantifies proximate drivers of deforestation and related carbon losses in south america based on remote sensing time series in a systematic, spatially explicit manner. Deforestation is a major driver of terrestrial habitat loss and habitat fragmentation and contributes to global warming. The cls over south america is comparable to that used in previous mesoscale studies of deforestation ramos da silva et al. Their linked discussions of these processes provide the reader with an unparalleled appreciation of the importance of forest losses for our future. Gorte specialist in natural resources policy pervaze a. From 2001 to 2010, 5,376 square kilometers of forest were lost in the region. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. In total, between 1990 and 2010, united states of america gained 2. Between 1990 and 2010, united states of america lost an average of 384,350 ha or 0. Deforestation indeed participates in a vicious circle triggered by h.
Since deforestation dries out the soil, the risk of forest fires also increases. We often associate deforestation with the amazon basin, but the problem is widespread in that region beyond the amazon forest. Land and forest area it is estimated thatat the beginning of european settlementin 1630 the area of forest land that would become the united states was 423 million hectares or about 46. It investigates the dynamic relationship between fictional images and real places, as the lasting representations of. Up to 30,000 species are expected to become extinct by the next centuries quarter due to deforestation. Deforestation results in a number of environmental impacts. Click the checkbox to the left of the layer name, forest loss by year when generalizing about forest loss by year, dating from 2001 to 2014, it appears that deforestation has slowed since 2010, with most taking place in the early 2000s. The foremost reason of deforestation in latin america is the requirement for food, fuel, shelter, and foreign exchange. A critical study of the literature about deforestation in the brazilian. The main cause of deforestation is agriculture poorly planned infrastructure is emerging as a big threat too and the main cause of forest degradation is illegal logging. The most concentrated deforestation occurs in tropical rainforests. United states has higher percentage of forest loss than brazil.
A critical study of the literature about deforestation in the. American culture seems to be the concept that was formulated by. His works include on the film set, plant classification, and plant parts. The nation added 7,687,000 hectares 18,995,000 acres of forested land during that period. But forests around the world are under threat, jeopardizing these benefits. The report suggests that, in contrast to the 1970s and 1980s, when occupation of brazilian amazonia was largely induced by government policies and subsidies, recent deforestation in significant parts of the region is basically caused by medium and largescale cattle ranching. Tropical deforestation in asia is driven primarily by the fastgrowing demand. Central american country in which deforestation of its rain.
The forest area remained fairly stable in north and central america while. Future deforestation in the amazon and consequences for. In global deforestation runyan and dodorico bring together in a single analysis, better than anyone else to date, a consideration of deforestation s ecological impacts and human drivers. In south america, cattle ranches and soy fields are ravaging not just the amazon but also the cerrado and gran chaco landscapes. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. Kaimowitz center for international forestry research cifor, san jose, costa rica cabi publishing in. Find out the causes, effects, and solutions to deforestation. Causes, effects and control strategies 5 deforestation are maintained. Deforestation definition, causes, effects, and control. Causes of deforestation of the brazilian amazon is part of the world bank working paper series. He cowrites many of his books with his wife louise spilsbury. Pdf deforestation and reforestation of latin america and the. What is the amount of deforestation due to books, how much of that is in sustained forests where any trees chopped are replaced.
The threats manifest themselves in the form of deforestation and forest degradation. Angelsen center for international forestry research cifor,bogor, indonesia and department of economics and social sciences agricultural university of norway as, norway and d. Current forest cover as of 2010, the united states had 304,022,000 hectares 751,255,000 acres of forested lands, a number that represents onethird of the country. The trend in reforesting areas has been driven by organizations such as the u. The third chapter identifies the books, published between 2000 and 2010, about the deforestation of the brazilian amazon that have been summarized and analyzed. Sheikh specialist in natural resources policy march 24, 2010 congressional research service 75700. Future deforestation in the amazon and consequences for south american climate abigail l. We should be moving to digital content instead of wasting trees by printing millions of books every year.
Feb 11, 2010 big cities and global farming now driving deforestation, study finds from environmentalresearchweb, part of the guardian environment network thu 11 feb 2010 05. A catalogue record for this book is available from the british library, london, uk. Political ecology of the livelihood and land use strategies of an indigenous community from the paraguayan chaco 30 curupira. Deforestation of the amazon rainforest continued to accelerate in the early 2000s, reaching an annual rate of 27,423 km. Prior to the arrival of europeanamericans, about one half of the united states land area was forest, about 1,023,000,000 acres estimated in 1630. Deforestation in central america project gutenberg self. The deforestation in the amazonian rainforest of brazil harms the environment and everything within it.
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