Brazil's Environmental Issues

Paper Summary:

The paper explains how deforestation and water pollution in Brazil are linked. The paper explores these issues and examines ways in which these problems could be solved and ideally prevented, such as smaller-scale, sustainable forms of agriculture.

From the Paper:

"Deforestation is defined variously as the loss of trees and natural forest habitat either due to conversion to other forms of growth by removing the trees, or to an overall degradation of the forest quality (Wunder, 2000, p. 10). The problems caused by deforestation are huge, falling under the major category of Biodiversity Depletion, since deforestation causes both habitat degradation and depletion as well as the extinction of organisms dependent on those habitats (Miller, 2004, p. 12). Additional problems are caused by both the methods of deforestation and the subsequent land uses following deforestation."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Andersen, L. E., Granger, C. W., Reis, E. J., Weinhold, D., & Wunder, S. (2002). The Dynamics of Deforestation and Economic Growth in the Brazilian Amazon. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved August 31, 2006, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=105458111
• Barrow, C. J. (2005). Environmental Management and Development. London: Routledge. Retrieved August 31, 2006, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=109403467
• "Brazil." (2006). Mongabay.com. Retrieved August 30 from: http://rainforests.mongabay.com/deforestation/2000/Brazil.htm
• Csillag, C. (2000). Turning Point Environmental Health in Brazil. Environmental Health Perspectives, 108(11), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Retrieved September 1, 2006, from Questia database:http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001207433
• Miller, G.T. (2004). Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions, 14th Ed. New York: Thompson.

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