2007-03-01 04:47:58 · 11 answers · asked by Christopher M 1 in Environment
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2007-03-01 04:50:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rain forests are being cut down for a number of reasons. The logging industry cuts down trees to provide people all over the world with wood and paper products that we use each day. In other cases, the rain forests are being cut down to facilitate the expansion of urban areas as our population grows. Rain forests are also being cut down to open up new landing for farming to support the local economy in agrarian societies.
2007-03-01 12:59:53 · answer #2 · answered by Al G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the exotic wood from rain forrest is very valuable ,but that is not the main reason they are getting smaller by the day
expanding populations and expanding farming ,that has to keep pace with the expanding populations are very strong forces that encroach upon the rainforest's
clearing them for farming and settlement areas .
In Mexico that the Media has been trying to save, the famous jungle of Lacadona,for years
the Naturists ,and the government ,keep watch .laws are made for protection the wild and to forbid logging.
TV put out a series of documentaries
there are campaigns in the News papers
and all of this has not made the slightest difference
Rainforest's always are in third world countries and always in third world countries corruption and the need for money s highest
the jungle gets smaller by the day
more and more farmers move in .and burn the trees
it is an impossible situation
as long as there is poverty in these regions the destruction will continue
2007-03-01 21:35:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rainforests in southeast Asia (for example Indonesia and Malaysia) have trees like teak, ebony, sandalwood, ironwood, mahagony and rosewood that command a very high price for their use in furniture, luxury homes and boats, and other objects. The international demand for these woods is driving the legal and illegal destruction of these rainforests.
Rainforests in the Brazilian Amazon are being cleared (often by burning) to make more land available for crops and cattle pasture. The demand for this land is driven largely by the Brazilian market for ethanol as a gasoline substitute (made from sugarcane) and the international demand for beef.
2007-03-01 15:31:19 · answer #4 · answered by kevinb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Much for agriculture. Then the land is quickly depleted due to poor land use. Creating the need for more fertile land and deforestation.
They could learn something from a study land practices before the dusbowl in the US
2007-03-01 12:51:54 · answer #5 · answered by G's Random Thoughts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the people there are poor and they want to make money like everyone else does. They sell the timber then farm the land or raise cattle.
2007-03-01 12:52:33 · answer #6 · answered by bbj1776 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Republicans!
2007-03-01 12:50:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Paper and farm land.
2007-03-01 12:51:19 · answer #8 · answered by Mandy43110 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paper, furniture and some other wooden accessories
2007-03-01 12:55:26 · answer #9 · answered by xeibeg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many products that use wood, like paper, or houses.
2007-03-01 12:51:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋