One problem that worries the government while Brazil and several
environmental organizations is the deforestation of this forest, which has
increased six-fold since last year. In
the years 2009 and 2010 forest destruction was 6500 square kilometers and the
latest data show that between August 2010 and April 2011 there was an increase
of 27% logging.
We can consider six major causes of deforestation in the Amazon jungle. The
first is the burning of large tracts of forest by farmers for growing soybeans
and cotton. Second,
the increase in sales of Brazilian beef reportedly the Center of International
Forestry Research (CIFOR). Fields
necessary to raise this animal are achieved by the destruction of forests. The
third cause is the logging of tropical timber for export, with later
manufactured furniture, wood is used as raw material for making plywood and
cardboard etc. or for the paper industry, for which demand has increased in
recent years. The fourth is the construction of roads, which has also
increased, having built more than 9,000 miles of roads in the Amazon jungle
from the decade of the 70. The fifth cause is the construction of hydroelectric
dams; and
the last mining, in which tons of mercury on the environment are released. This
activity began in the 80s, because of the gold rush.
The responsibility for this phenomenon is mostly large multinational
companies, seeking the greatest possible economic benefit extract the necessary
raw materials such as wood and various plants of the Amazon rainforest. Many
others require large areas for planting cotton and soybeans, and to do cut down
trees and make these surfaces in extensive fields. Finally,
self-employed farmers, who need land on which to plant, leading to
deforestation.
One of the main consequences that deforestation of the Amazon rainforest
involves the lack of plants that increase the release of carbon dioxide into
the atmosphere by the lack of plants that consume the photosynthesis, so the
threat of global warming global,
that is, of the earth's crust and water and air pollution would be higher. Furthermore,
the lack of trees produce soil erosion and, consequently, massive flooding. On
the other hand, the inhabitants of the forest will be affected, both animals
and plants as the Amazonian tribes living there. This
leads to loss of biodiversity to extinction several species and the
annihilation of various Amazonian tribes. Finally,
deforestation increase of malaria epidemics, which all the inhabitants of the
surrounding area would be affected.
Faced with this problem, various measures have been taken to regulate
logging. On
the one hand, the Brazilian government has taken several measures, such as
modernizing agriculture and intensive farming to extensive is reduced in order
to reduce it, as the latest figures were alarming.