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Running head: DESORESTATION IN THE AMAZON

Deforestation in the Amazon

Vanessa Corrales

Arizona State University

English 102
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Deforestation is a negative impact on the environment. Workers cut down trees and/or go to find
natural resources like gold, land, and many other sources. The animals are harmed because their
homes are destroyed. Then climate change causes global warming, forest fires, and releasing
gasses into the atmosphere.
Deforestation is one of many the most destructive and a controversial environmental issue.
About 17% of the Amazon rainforest lost. The Dangers in the Amazon included Climate change,
Soil erosion, Global Warming, loss in the number of Biodiversity, and displacement of
Indigenous communities and their traditional way of life. There are some solutions to decrease
the amount of trees and animals being killed/ damaged in the Amazon. Although, many may go
for deforestation for natural resources and to provide for their families.

Adeney, M., Christensen, N., Pimm, Stuart., “Reserves Protect against Deforestation
Fires in the Amazon.” April. 2009. Retrieved from:
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With deforestation there are concerns about climate change and releasing carbon into the
atmosphere from cutting. For reserves to protect forest cover they use a Satellite- detected called
“hot pixels” this helps detects fires. The areas that have the least amount of forest fires is because
there are fewer roads connecting them to unprotected areas. Droughts are always a big cause of
fires no matter whichever the reserve is. From the frequent amount of deforestation fires are four
times than low impact areas.

Bagley, J., Desai, J., Snyder K., Foley, J. “Drought and Deforestation: Has Land Cover
Change Influenced Recent Precipitation Extremes in the Amazon.” January. 2014. Retrieved
from:
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In the Amazon region in 2005 and 2010 the drought ranged from the largest increase in reduced
river damage and fire frequency. The Amazon is at risk in droughts is associated in the
conditions in the Pacific Ocean then leading into change of ocean temperatures from greenhouse
gas emissions. Due to the change of temperature change the dangers of biodiversity for animals
are at risk of being instinct. In this article, it mentions “greening-up” to reduce the coverage of
drought conditions. It also causes harm to static vegetation and soil layers failing. During the dry
season it gets more difficult, then can lead to forest fires. The methods the researchers used to get
results for deforestation was determination of drought extent and magnitude, land cover change
dataset, Mesoscale model description simulation parameters and experimental design, and
recycling calculations. The results of the precipitation were increased by 12% in August and
7.3% during the rest of the dry season. With all of this in mind many have the chance to get the
Amazon back in good condition for nature and the public.
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Constantino, P. “Deforestation and hunting effects on wildlife across Amazonian

Indigenous lands” 2016. Retrieved from:
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In the Amazon hunting and deforestation are the main problems that causes wildlife issues.
Which leads to affect the ecosystem and the people that hunt in the amazon then later sell what
they hunted. Researchers wanted to get data om deforestation and the socioeconomic of the kinds
of the wildlife. Hunters still like to go to their preferred hunting grounds even if its illegal to hunt
there. Since they continue to hunt in the Amazons the certain animals they hunt are slowly dying
off. To avoid hunting Indigenous people are not allowed to hunt in restricted areas and put
endanger animals at risk.
Medvigy, D., Walko, R., Otte, M., Avissar, R., “Simulated Changes in Northwest U.S.
Climate in Response to Amazon Deforestation.” 15 November. 2013. Retrieved from:
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Deforestation has decreases in precipitation and higher temperatures on the surface. So far, the
only sign has been by natural climate variability. Which is hardly noticeable until it’s a major
problem like wildfires and then affects droughts. The drop-in temperatures can lead into harming
the animals that aren’t adapted to warmer temperatures then the animals won’t have any water
due to the drought.
Nerpstad, D., Schwartzman, S., Bamberger, B., Santilli, M., Ray, D., Schlesinger, P.,
Lefebvre, P., Alencar, A., Prinz, E., Fiske, G., Rolla, A., “Inhibition of Amazon Deforestation
and Fire by Parks and Indigenous Lands.” 23 January. 2006. Retrieved From:
https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/doi/full/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00351.x
Deforestation is forest products, logging trees, hunting, and investments in transportation an
energy infrastructure. The only way it counts as deforestation is if it has natural resources,
prevents investments in roads, and prevents agricultural settlements. Uninhabited reserves that
are located away from high deforestation and any area that has high forest fire rates. Those who
have a permit for habitation were exclude from the research that effects protected areas that don’t
allow human habitation. Indigenous successfully took over deforestation with agriculture and
enforced legal restrictions on natural resources by outsiders.
Silva, E., Magnusson, W., Sinervo, B., Caetano, G., Miles, D., Colli, G., Viegas, L.,
Fenker J., Santos, J., Werneck, F., “Extinction risks forced by climatic change and intraspecific
variation in the thermal physiology of a tropical lizard.” April. 2018. Retrieved From: https://ac-
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The main challenge for deforestation is global climate change. This article did research on the
tropical species dealing with global warming. Data shows local animals are at risk for extinction
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for reptile diversity like the teiid lizard caused by increasing temperatures. The amazon rainforest
needs to be able to absorb the impacts of increased temperatures caused from climate change.
Terrazas, W., Sampaio, V., Castro, L., Pinto, R., Albuquerque, B., Sadahiro, M., Passos,
R., Braga, J. “Deforestation, drainage network, indigenous status, and geographical difference of
malaria in the State of Amazons.” 2015. Retrieved From:
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Studies show major public health problem in malaria (non-indigenous or indigenous depending
from certain villages) in the State of Amazons. The reason for this is because environmental
factors in the Amazon such as forest cover, draining, rainfall, and poverty. Indigenous population
are vulnerable to many diseases and disorders. Most of these people don’t get better or relapsing.
When people found reinforcement, they started developing policies then took over the
Indigenous, so they started losing resources, loss of medical attention, and many other stabilities.
The highest rate of deforestation was between 2003 and 2012, then deforestation effected the
influence of the watercourses. Over the years the rate of deforestation in the Amazons has not
decreased. Still leaving the people with undrinkable water, poverty, and forest coverage.
Zia, A., Jusys. T. “Changing patterns in deforestation avoidance by different protection types in
the Brazilian Amazon.” 24 April. 2018. Retrieved form:
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The problems with deforestation that jeopardizes many problems such as; mitigating
greenhouses, fresh drinkable water, irrigation, energy production, and biodiversity (intinction in
animals). There are some ways to avoid deforestation, one way to avoid deforestation is to focus
on strictly protected areas. Another way to avoid deforestation is to stop buying meat from
properties with illegal deforestation because they can find new ways to get natural resources
without doing it illegally. To add, protect regions are different from unprotected regions due to
distances to roads, cites, or land for agriculture. Since, protected regions are more attracted than
unprotected regions. Unofficial roads are usually built by those whom want access to land,
timber, and other natural recourse in the Amazon. The deforestation avoidance may be
substantial to prevent illegal roads from penetrating forest.