Deforestation

Deforestation

1. Timber

   • cutting down trees for building material
     • more houses and buildings
       • bigger population
         • more food needed for more people
     • wood like mahogony
   • less oxygen
     • co2
       • global warming
         • flooding
   • Space for cattle ranching
     • Cattle ranching
       • it takes 50 trees to grow 1 cow
       • more food
         • meat
           • beef
             • wider selection of meat products on the market in MEDC's
       • more houses needed for more farmers
         • more timber
         • villages in the rainforest
           • attracts tourists

2. Mining resources

   • for building material, electricity and jewellery
     • They are mining coal, sapphires and bauxite
       • coal to make electricity and fire
       • sapphires to make mostly jewellery and other products
         • wider selection of jewellery products
       • bauxite is used in cement, chemicals, face makeup, soft drink cans, dishwashers, sisding for houses and other aluminum products

3. Hydro-electric power

   • for less polluting electricity
     • They are building a dam so the water from the river can go through a tube to make electricity without producing co2
       • the dam could break or overflow
         • millions of trees would be flooded causing lots of co2 and pollution

4. 20 football pitches of rainforest are cut down every minute!