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Michael Cox
Professor Johnson
Rhetoric and Comp 122-019
Assignment 1
01/25/2009
hat !s the P"rpose of #eforestation and hat $ffects #oes !t %a&e 'n (he $n&ironment)* An
Annotated +i,liograph-
Alper. Joe/ 0%o1 to ma2e the forests of the 1orld pa- their 1a-/0 3cience 240/n5114 5J"ne 25.
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(his academic @o"rnal article disc"sses ho1 the 1orldAs forests are in tro",le and ho1
small-scale programs sho1 that the forests can ,e sa&ed/ Joe Alper disc"sses the fact that 1B
million hectares of forest are &anishing each -ear/ #eforestation. the a"thor arg"es. erodes the
soil and 1ea2ens its rain1ater retention/ 3mall-scale programs sho1 that lo1-intensit-
har&esting along 1ith total preser&ation can control these effects on the en&ironment/ ! 1ill ,e
"sing this so"rce in m- research to explain the effects that deforestation can ha&e on the earth/
0Climate Changes eather and #eforestation/0 :lo,al $n&ironmental Change Report 16/20 5'ct
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(his so"rce is a ne1sletter a,o"t ho1 climate change ma- ,e m"ting the effects of
deforestation/ According to researchers from !o1a 3tate ;ni&ersit-. there has ,een a t1ent-
percent increase in precipitation in the AmaCon +asin/ #"ring the period from 1950-1990. the
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researchers fo"nd e&idence of 1ater &apor con&erging glo,all- in 3o"th America/ (his so"rce
1ill ,e "sed to explain 1hat effects deforestation has on the en&ironment/
:orte. Ross /. and Per&aCe A/ 3hei2h/ 0(he +ali agreements and forests/5CR3 Report for
Congress75Report7/0 Congressional Research 3er&ice 5CR37 Reports and !ss"e
+riefs/ Congressional Research 3er&ice 5CR37 Reports and !ss"e
+riefs. 2008/ >A/ Academic 'ne9ile/ :ale/ ;ni&ersit- of (ennessee at Chattanooga/ 29
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(his report for Congress disc"sses ho1 negotiations in the ;nited >ations Climate
Change Conference led to an action plan to slo1 the rate of deforestation in order to red"ce
greenho"se gasses/ #eforestation and forest degradation release car,on and eliminate the
&egetation that has ser&ed as a car,on sin2/ M"ch of the deforestation responsi,le for car,on
dioxide release occ"rs in tropical forests to clear the land for agric"lt"ral "se/ (his so"rce 1ill ,e
"sed in m- research to explain ho1 deforestation ca"ses damage to the en&ironment/
%ansen. Andre1 J/. Ronald R/ >eilson. Dirginia %/ #ale. C"rt"s %/ 9lather. Eo"is R/ !&erson.
#a&id J/ C"rrie. 3arah 3hafer. Rosamande Coo2. and Patric2 J/ +artlein/ 0:lo,al Change
in 9orests* Responses of 3pecies. Comm"nities. and +iomes/0 +io3cience 51/9 53ept
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(his academic @o"rnal article. 1ritten in 3eptem,er 2001. disc"sses ho1 h"man-ind"ced
glo,al change. s"ch as deforestation. has altered the climate/ 9"rthermore. ho1 deforestation also
affects animals that li&e in the ha,itats/ #"ring the dro"ght periods of the forest. logging can
allo1 se&ere fires/ #eforestation o&er large areas can ca"se red"ctions in transpiration. clo"d
formation and rainfall. and increased le&els of dr-ing/ ! plan to "se this so"rce in m- research
since it explains ho1 deforestation ca"ses damage to the earth/
>epstad. #/. #/ Mc:rath. A/ Alencar. A/C/ +arros. :/ Car&alho. M/ 3antilli. and M/ del C/ Dera
#iaC/ 09rontier go&ernance in AmaConia/ 5Polic- 9or"m* $n&ironment7/0 3cience
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(his academic @o"rnal article disc"sses ho1 most tropical rainforests ha&e ,een
impo&erished. 1hich has lead to the preser&ation of the 1orldAs largest forests/ (he article also
disc"sses ho1 AmaCon forest polic- reF"ires forest maintenance and the licensing of
deforestation. logging. and ,"rning/ %o1e&er. these reg"lations ha&e ,een diffic"lt to enforce in
the &ast. remote frontiers of the AmaCon/ (he AmaCon officials ha&e also prohi,ited the practice
of ,"rning d"ring the pea2 of the dr- season. 1hich can ca"se man- fires that damage the
en&ironment/ An-one 1ho ,rea2s these reg"lations can ,e fined and sentenced @ail time for
illegal practices of deforestation. ,"rning. and logging ,- the +raCilian $n&ironmental Protection
Agenc-/ ! plan to "se this so"rce in m- research since it pro&ides good information on the effects
that deforestation has on the en&ironment/
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PatC. Jonathan A/. Peter #asCa2. :ar- M/ (a,or. A/ Alonso Ag"irre. Mar- Pearl. Jon $pstein.
>athan #/ olfe. A/ Marm Hilpatric2. Johannes 9o"fopo"los. #a&id Mol-ne"x. and
#a&id J/ +radle-/ 0;nhealth- landscapes* polic- recommendations on land "se change
and infectio"s disease emergence/0 $n&ironmental %ealth Perspecti&es 112/10 5J"l-
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(his is an academic @o"rnal article that disc"sses ho1 deforestation has lead to a 1ide
range of infectio"s disease o"t,rea2s/ #eforestation has gro1n exceptionall-/ !ncreasing
pop"lations ha&e lead the glo,al rate of tropical deforestation to increase staggeringl- to 2-6I of
forests lost each -ear/ #eforestation has also lead to the contamination of ri&ers 1ith merc"r-/
3oil erosion after deforestation adds a significant amo"nt of merc"r- to the ri&er ,eds 1hich
ma2es the fish from the ri&er haCardo"s to eat/ ! plan to "se this so"rce in m- research since it
pro&ides good effects of deforestation/
Ronca. #e,ra/ 0%o1 #eforestation or2s/0 10 J"ne 2008/ %o13t"ffor2s/com/ 2B Jan"ar-
2009/<http*//science/ho1st"ff1or2s/com/deforestation/htm?
(his article. from ho1st"ff1or2s/com. disc"sses ho1 actor %arrison 9ord had his chest
1axed on camera for a p",lic ser&ice anno"ncement ,- Conser&ation !nternational see2ing to
pre&ent deforestation/ #eforestation is a pro,lem 1orld1ideJ it is especiall- a pro,lem in the
AmaCon rainforests in +raCil/ !t goes on to sa- that ,"rning and clear-c"tting are t1o specific
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1a-s of deforestation/ Also. scientists sa- that deforestation has had a significant effect on
glo,al 1arming/ 'f all the continents in the 1orld that ha&e deforestation going on. Africa and
3o"th America s"ffer the most/ ! plan to "se this so"rce in m- research since it explains that
people are tr-ing to pre&ent deforestation/
0(he price of s"ccessJ (he AmaCon/0 (he $conomist 5;37 6B1/86B1 5April 1B.
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(his academic @o"rnal article from (he $conomist disc"sses ho1 deforestation is
destro-ing +raCilAs rainforests. and ho1 this ,ad ne1s is leading to some of the ,est ne1s for the
econom- in -ears/ !n 2002 +raCilAs go&ernment disclosed that 9.1B0 sF"are miles of AmaCon
forest 1ere felled/ According to a ne1 report ,- the Centre for !nternational 9orestr- Research
5C!9'R7. the main dri&er of deforestation is a recent s"rge in ,eef/ ! 1ill "se this so"rce to
explain one of the p"rposes of deforestation as cattle graCing. and ho1 it ,oosts some of +raCilAs
econom-/ ! plan to "se this so"rce in m- research ,eca"se it pro&ides some of the p"rposes of
deforestation/
einer. (im/ 0:ro1ing po&ert- is shrin2ing MexicoKs rain forest/0 (he >e1 Lor2
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(his so"rce is a ne1spaper article that disc"sses ho1 the onl- s"r&i&ing rainforest in
Mexico is slo1l- disappearing. and ho1 half a million poor people li&e there/ Man"el :omeC is
a conser&ationist 1ho sa-s. M!f nothing changes all the land aro"nd here 1ill ,e destro-ed/N (he
land he is tal2ing a,o"t is the last remaining rainforest in Mexico/ (he poor people that li&e in
the forest ha&e nothing. and the president of Mexico is doing nothing to help these people/ %e
plans to ,"ild dams. railroads. high1a-s. and ind"stries lin2ing Chiapas. Mexico to the o"tside
1orld/ ith his plans means more of the forest 1ill ,e destro-ed 1hich means more people 1ill
,e 1itho"t a home/ ! plan to "se this so"rce in m- research ,eca"se it explains ho1 people and
the earth are affected ,- deforestation/
0hatKs the f"ss a,o"t) #espite decades of campaigning ,- en&ironmental acti&ists.
deforestation rates are higher than e&er. and 1e canKt afford to lose m"ch
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(his academic @o"rnal article disc"sses ho1 deforestation rates are at their highest/ Man-
of the tropical rainforests pro&ide indigeno"s people 1ith 1a-s of life. food. medicine. and
shelter/ Also the forests ha&e ,ecome a part of their s-stems of ,elief. their &al"es. and their
social organiCation/ hen deforestation occ"rs most of these people lose their homes and ha&e
no1here else to go/ (he trees and &egetation pla- a &ital role in car,on sin2ing. so e&er- time
their destr"ction occ"rs it acco"nts for t1ent- percent of the atmospheric car,on dioxide released
each -ear/ ! plan to "se this so"rce in m- research ,eca"se it pro&ides good information on ho1
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deforestation affects the en&ironment/