anything about deforestation in tropics that raises issue of conservation vs.economic development.?
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There's entirely too much information available on this subject.  I suggest you start with a simple internet search with using words or phrases like 'tropical deforestation issues' or 'impact of tropical deforestation'.  There's a ton of info to find.  Also try your local library.  I'm sure there are tons of magazine and journal articles written on the subject.
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Poaching.\nHabitat loss and fragmentation, encroaching human populations.
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aww i hate that. the rainforest are already reduced to a 4% of the entire world area and they still want to cut. get the National wildlife and forestn preservation for support.
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Africa the Continent is not to blame for the problems you listed.\n\nselfish people have been plundering africa for centuries.\n\nRemoving the victims of this plunder will not bring back the forests and other habitats the animals need.
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People are not understanding the importance of the tropical forests which helps for good rain fall.Instead of saving them they are destroying.It is so shameful.
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If "natural" means "not man made", then the loss of biodiversity can be either natural or man made.\n\nFor example, the great biodiversity losses being currently experienced in the Amazon rain forests are primarily due to the slash and burn farming techniques by human residents of the area. Other examples include the paving of roads and parking lots, destruction of wetlands for commercial or residential property, drilling of oil wells in arctic regions which destroys the tundra, etc.\n\n"Natural" examples of biodiversity loss include cataclysmic events such as volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, storms, etc. which can wipe out vast numbers of species.\n\nHope this helps!
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Try a country in Africa \nAnalysis of the impacts of climate change suggests that agro-ecological systems are the most vulnerable sectors. Agriculture in low latitude developing countries is expected to be especially vulnerable because climates of many of these countries are already too hot. Further warming is consequently expected to reduce crop productivity adversely. These effects are exacerbated by the fact that agriculture and agro-ecological systems are especially prominent in the economies of African countries and the systems tend to be less capital and technology intensive. Predictions of impacts across regions consequently suggest large changes in the agricultural systems of low latitude (mostly, developing) countries.
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Deforestation is the loss or continual degradation of forest habitat due to either natural or human related causes. Agriculture, urban sprawl, unsustainable forestry practices, mining, and petroleum exploration all contribute to human caused deforestation. Natural deforestation can be linked to tsunamis, forest fires, volcanic eruptions, glaciation and desertification. The effects of human related deforestation can be mitigated through environmentally sustainable practices that reduce permanent destruction of forests or even act to preserve and rehabilitate disrupted forestland.
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Why are you only talking about developing countries? Developed countries have per capita pollution emission much higher than developing countries. In fact the world's largest polluter is USA.\n\nAnyways for the betterment of all of us, there is a need to adopt Kyoto Protocol urgently by all countries.\nFind viable non-conventional resources for energy such as solar, wind, bio-gas energy.\nHave  stringently implemented waste disposal norms.\nPlant more trees, save mangroves and prevent coastal areas from being commercially exploited (We all saw what happened because of this...Tsunami Disaster, Katrina...losses could have been minimized).
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Global warming.... It is a long term problem that is not going away, it affects the whole planet and all forms of life, most of the other problems mentioned above affect mainly the selfish human populous.\n\nWhat can you do?....\n\nStop buying products with palm oil is a good start (most rain forest is cleared for palm oil plantations)\n\nTurn off the lights you are not using\n\nDon't leave your PC on all day\n\nDon't leave things on standby (almost the same as leaving a light on)\n\nTry not to use your car quite so much\n\nSome informative and useful sites\n\nhttp://www.mec.ca/Apps/ecoCalc/ecoCalc.jsp;jsessionid=G1TlbhpQxHXzQ0wym1V5DcwxpwC1SGG7QvGYYR1XMsfSJJLk8qhK!-790721544?page=ecofootprint&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302881659&bmUID=1144345509405\nhttp://www.earthday.net/Footprint/index.asp\nhttp://resources.yesican-science.ca/energy_flow/energy_menu.html\nhttp://www.footprintbc.com/
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An objective analysis of the effect of constructing a sea-level canal across Central America is attempted. This canal, unlike the present Panama canal, has not been built, though it is a feasible proposition. The canal would run almost north-south, and would be 50 miles long. Proposed routes are noted; these resulted from a joint study by the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Atomic Energy Commission and the Panama Canal Co. in 1964. Extracts from their report are reproduced. In evaluating the report, the author takes account of some biological and physical features of the area, with particular attention to the potential effects of allowing mixing of Atlantic and Pacific biotas. The work of the Committee of Ecological Research for the Interoceanic Canal (CERIC), established to investigate the possible effects of building the canal, is reviewed. Finally, an alternative plan, involving the construction of a third, larger, set of locks on the present canal is presented, and the author concludes with the hope that ecological impact of canal building will be given as much attention as economic etc. when the decision to build, or not to build, the new canal is taken.
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Hi.\n\nThere's plenty of information over this topic in various search engines.\nhttp://www.google.com/search?q=deforestation+wikipedia&btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky\nhttp://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=%2Bdeforestation\nhttp://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=%2Bdeforestation+wiki\nhttp://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=+site:dmoz.org+deforestation\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result?p=deforestation\nhttp://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=+site:answers.com+%2Bdeforestation\nhttp://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=deforestation+forum\nhttp://answers.google.com/answers/search?q=deforestation&qtype=all&num=100&sort=qeprice%3AA%3AR%3Ad1\nhttp://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=deforestation
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i disagree with chilling_charlie cause developed countries could simply consume poor countries natural resources, process them and sell to other developed countries therefore making billions, i wouldn't call it a conspiracy though it's obvious that the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer nothing hidden to that, but i also say developing countries don't prosper because their populations are to cowardly to face their rulers, i live in one and i know how it works, until a mojor and organized movement happens there will be no hope, people have to do something if they want things to change
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Well there's the debate whether if those effects are positive or negative in first and third world countries.  In a little more than 10 years after the creation of the WTO the world's poor nations became poorer and the rich nations wealthier.  I think any economic policy to be implemented ought to involve social development as well... it doesn't make sense to make the global exchange more efficient if the majority of people will suffer from it in the end.
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High quality paper products derived from rain forest trees,\nHigh quality furniture products derived from rain forest trees,\nHigh quality guided hunting trips into the Amazon Rainforest,\nLow cost real estate in the rain forest(buyer must cut own trees.)
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Just the Jungles.\nNo land is free in this world.\nThanks to USA.
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Difference between rainforest and which one? \nProbably the habitat, no. of trophic levels