Deforestation In The Amazon

 Deforestation in the Amazon

The Amazon Rainforest is being cut down.  For awhile now, deforestation rates in the Amazon Rainforest have been high.  These reach almost as high as 30 000 square kiometers of trees being cut down in 1995.  Deforestation has been destroying many Indifenous people’s homes but do not lose hope because there are things we can do to help.

 There are about 1.5 million people and around 400 different Indigenous groups living in the amazon today. When the land is cut down, it effects the Indigenous people because the land is of great importance to them.  Many of the people who have grown adapted to hunting in the areas, are forced to move to other areas where they are not used to hunting and it can affect their entire tribe.  It is harder for the tribes to find their medicine for their medical practices and it can spread more diseases due to the tribe not being used to the different bacteria.  Due to these reasons, the Indigenous people who live in the Amazon have been affected greatly by deforestation.

  

According to the World Wildlife Fund there are three things that can be done to help the deforestation of the Rainforest.  We can help by spreading the word about the rainforest and telling people about the importance of preserving the Rainforest.  We can work to purchase items that arent illegally sourced from the Rainforest.  We need to be green and try to use less energy so we put less carbon into the air.  There are many organiations that you can donate to, like the WWF, to help preserve the Rainforest. 

Over the past couple years much of the amazon rain forest is being cut down. It looks like things are changing since the president of Brazil has made a stand to try and stop illegal deforestation in the amazon rainforest. He has set a goal to stop deforestation by 2030 and has already made a dent into the progress with lows that we havent seen since 2015.  This is moving things in the right direction and we hope to see lows like this moving on.

I personally think that the deforestation that is happening is one of the worst things that is happening.  We need to do our best to preserve the rainforest.  I didnt understand the magnitude of what was happening in the Rainforest until I did my research.  It is definitely helpful to do some of your own research on the Rainforest and learn about the thing's that you could greatly effect from your home.  I have written to help spread the word about what is happening and I hope that people will read this feel the need to act.

Works Cited 

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