Deforestation in Brazil

CHLOE DESDAMES

SAMANTHA AZAROW

KIRK OWENS

CEL I A WALTERS

• Cattle Pasture

• Logging & Illegal logging

• Soy Beans

Effects of Deforestation to local and Indigenous people of Brazil

Carbon Sink to Source

Consequences of Deforestation

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Environmental destruction, biodiversity loss, and species extinction

(importance of biodiversity for environmental health)

(why rainforests (trees) are so important to helping climate

change)

(consequences of biodiversity loss)

Jaguar

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South American Tapir

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Brazils Economic Stand

Brazilian Conservation Efforts

The Tipping Point

Possible Mitigation and Solutions

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