Is the World in Grave Danger?

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
ncrease in Global warming and Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions

ropical rainforests are disappearing causing alterations to the climate

ach day at least 80,000 acres (32,300) hectares of these forests disappear from the earth

zone depletion

orest fires (release about 370 million tons of greenhouse gases

ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
ndustries are over-using and over-cutting trees for prosperity and mostly for profit apid globalization around the world is a major concern ncrease in Supply & Demand ince the population around the world is constantly growing on a daily basis, many corporations are clearing forests to build infrastructures overty stricken countries give their natural resources

PLANTATIONS & BIOFUELS

iofuels are produced from renewable resources such as: plants and organic waste and can be used as an alternative to fossil fuels

alm oil plantations are posed as a major threat

estroying habitats of orangutans and other wildlife

rangutans spend about 80-90% of their time in the trees

DEFORESTATION IN BRAZIL
Brazil looses the largest area of forest cover annually

INCREASE IN TROPICAL DEFORESTATION AROUND THE WORLD

CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC: CONSTRUCTION OF THE RED HILL CREEK EXPRESSWAY PROJECTHAMILTON, ONTARIO

MAJOR

DEFORESTATION IN BRAZIL

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
~~~ If everybody does not stay ignorant and take little steps or solutions to prevent deforestation from occurring in the future, then overall we all will have a better world to live in. ~~~

educe wasteful land use practices mprove already developed lands usinesses and corporations have to be more aware of the effects that deforestation causes and they have to take little initiatives to prevent it from increasing

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utler, Rhett. Regional Deforestation. Mongabay. 1994-2007. Online. Available. http://photos.mongabay.com/07/regional_defor.jpg orge, Frederic. Biofuels- An Energy, Environmental or Agricultural Policy?. Library of ParliamentParliamentary Information and Research Service. Online. Available. http://www.parl.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/prb0637-e.htm riends of Red Hill Valley. Online. Available. http://www.hwcn.org/~forhv/expressway/expresswaytitlepage.htm