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While governments and nongovernmental organisations have worked hard to control it there has never been a real motivation or urgency to act until now Tackling the problem is complex and needs a coordinated global effort So whats new now Well the eye. Jake, Maria, Dusty, Nick . What is deforestation?. Deforestation is the cutting of trees in a major forest without them being replanted.. Rainforests . are cut for logging, fuel-wood, mining and industry, tourism, and agriculture. . Deforestation is the cutting down or burning of trees.. Clearing of forests. Positive effects of Deforestation. Land to grow crops and build houses(infrastructure). Model city made by standard 4 . Myra Smith – Sarah Tovar – Ashley Shelton – John O’Leary – Azemina M.. Historical Context. Deforestation became a problem because of large losses in tropical locations. . Deforestation is a natural process, so it dates back to before modern time. . “The idea behind . reforestation is . that if. we can help pay to conserve an acre. then we can make a real difference.. Perhaps the biggest difference we. will make in our . whole lives”. Founder of reforestation. . National Wildlife Federation | Environmental . Defense. Fund | Amigos . da. Terra-. Amazônia. . Brasileira. | University of Wisconsin-Madison | U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Why does it occur?. 1. Recap. Uses of tropical rainforest . 2. Tropical Rainforest. What are tropical rainforests?. What are the uses of tropical rainforest?. What is deforestation?. Why does deforestation occur?. Recap. . Causes of deforestation. 1. 2. 3. 4. Tropical Rainforest. What are tropical rainforests and where are they found?. What are the uses of tropical rainforest?. What is deforestation?. Why does deforestation occur?. 17 January 2011. How and Why Does Climate Change?. Climate changes over a broad range of time scales. Years, decades, centuries, millennia. Many factors combine to affect climate. Variability of incoming solar radiation. SS6G1 The student will locate selected features of Latin America and the Caribbean.. a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Amazon River, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, and . Global . Perspective. Healthy. Living. Energy. Water. Climate Change. Original forest cover compared to forest cover in 2005. Note Madagascar, which was almost fully forested. Wildfires in Australia. Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. Divine Odame Appiah and Isaac . Anokye. . Boateng. Department of Geography and Rural Development, . Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, . Kumasi. GHANA GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 2011. Larysa PYSARENKO, . Svitlana. KRAKOVSKA (Ukrainian . Hydrometeorological. Institute). № . Model. Country. Grid step. (. ⁰. Lon. . х . ⁰. Lat. ). 1. CanESM5. Canada. 2.8125 х 2.76727. 2. IPSL-CM6A-LR. European Commission . DG Environment. “The Commission will take measures, both regulatory and otherwise, . to promote imported products and value chains that do not involve deforestation and forest degradation.