There is also the imminent danger of disease caused by deforestation. An estimated60 percent of emerging infectious diseasescome from animals, and a major cause of viruses’ jump from wildlife to humans is habitat loss, often through deforestation. But we can still save our forests. Aggressive ef...
179 阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填人恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填一个单词。Why Zero Deforestation is Consistent w
Added Azevedo: "From an environmental standpoint, paving this road will be so detrimental for the Amazon rainforest, which we all know is crucial -- both to Brazil and the world in general." BR-319ABC News Aside from the further deforestation, environmental ...
In this issue of #WhyESGMatters, we explore various public and private initiatives that can help curb deforestation in the Amazon.
Population, Land Use and Deforestation in the Pan Amazon Basin: a Comparison of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú and Venezuela This paper discusses the linkages between population change, land use, and deforestation in the Amazon regions of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Per煤... ...
The Amazon Why should we care?The Amazon in Brazil is the largest tropical rainforest (热带雨林) in the world. It is home to10% of the world's wildlife. The Amazon River is the largest in the world and contains (包含) the most freshwater fish on the planet. But perhaps most important...
“optimistic” scenario: it’s better to be in right region when climate changes.Why relocate to BrazilActually I tried to answer the first part of question in this article’s title “Why leave your country”: why leave. For many people (who can afford that) such decision is rather ...
And the unprecedented finance generated would be a game changer, funding solutions to systemic climate issues, like ending tropical deforestation – currently thethirdlargest carbon emitter in the world, behind only the US and China. Moreover, as climate change disproportionately impacts...
The word used in Brazil for these streams, igarapé, comes from the Tupi-Guarani language and means “canoe path.” Image by André Dib.The region has changed a lot in the last 13 years, Leal notes, highlighting deforestation and an increase in activities such as the conversion of pastu...
Moreover, nature’s economic value and relative health varies regionally. “None of this is universal,” says Goolgasian. “Everything is location-based. An acre of land in Brazil has a very different value from an acre of land in California or Congo.” ...