Rainforest Deforestation http://kids.mongabay.com/lesson_plans/lisa_algee/deforestation.html

Where are the world’s rainforests? Rainforests are generally found around the equator Rainforests once covered 14% of the world’s surface Now rainforests only account for 6% of Earth’s land surface http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/where.html http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm#.VjK4FSs3Urk

ABOUT DEFORESTATION DEFORESTATION: when forests are permanently altered to convert the land for other uses. It is estimated that 18 million acres of forest are cut each year http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm#.VjK4FSs3Urk http://www.livescience.com/27692-deforestation.html http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/deforestation-overview/ Pic: http://thefrogblog.org/2013/12/17/218-central-american-farms-achieve-a-climate-smart-milestone/

CONSEQUENCES OF DEFORESTATION 1. Environmental destruction 2. ANIMAL POPULATIONS DECREASE OR BECOME EXTINCT 3. Indigenous people lose their homeland http://www.wcwtinternational.org/oilfriendorfoe.htm http://imgarcade.com/1/rainforest-people/

EXTINCTION OF ANIMAL LIFE 10% OF THE WORLD’S ANIMALS SPECIES ARE ESTIMATED TO LIVE IN AMAZONIA 70% OF THE WORLD’S PLANT AND LAND ANIMALS LIVE IN FORESTS On AVERAGE, 137 forms of life native to the TROPICAL RAINFORESTS BECOME EXTINCT EACH DAY http://www.ran.org/fact-sheet-tropical-rainforest-animals#ixzz3q19LkPFbhttp://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global- warming/deforestation-overview/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/climate-change/explore-amazonia/#/Art/Intro/ http://reefandrainforest.co.uk/tours/group-tours-itinerary.php

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES Deforestation ruins soil Without the canopy of trees, soil becomes dry and infertile

Environmental consequences cont. - Fewer trees leads means that more carbon dioxide will be released into the atmosphere and destroy the ozone layer - Global warming is exacerbated by deforestation http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/deforestation-overview/ http://cowboybyte.com/38064/top-scientists-start-to-examine-fiddled-global-warming-figures/

Indigenous people lose their homes 500 years ago, there were an estimated 10 million indigenous people living in the Amazon rainforest Currently the population of indigenous people living in the Amazon rainforest is less than 200,000 https://www.pinterest.com/pin/251005379202523357/ http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/amazon.htm

Why is the tropical rainforest being destroyed? Agriculture and ranching Most of the Amazon has been lost to cattle ranching Logging, mining, and oil extraction http://thehungergames.wikia.com/wiki/File:Cow_face.jpg http://bandeforestation.weebly.com/ http://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/deforestation