environmentalist who strived for the preservation and maintenance of the Amazon Rainforest‚ in Brazil. His perseverance‚ determination‚ and dedication towards his mission impacted an entire country and its government. Throughout his life‚ Mendes achieved incredible accomplishments in the efforts of preserving the Amazon Rainforest‚ the place he called home. Chico Mendes was born on December 15‚ 1944 in Porto Rico‚ a small Brazilian village in the Amazon jungle. Throughout his childhood he would often assist his
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w w w e tr .X m eP e ap UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education .c rs om 0500/22 FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) Additional Materials: * 6 1 2 9 3 6 9 5 7 9 * October/November 2011 2 hours Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and
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Natural Resources and Energy in the Rainforests The beauty‚ majesty‚ and timelessness of a primary rainforest is indescribable. It is impossible to capture on film‚ to describe in words‚ or to explain to those who have never had the awe-inspiring experience of standing in the heart of a primary rainforest. Rainforests have evolved over millions of years to turn into the incredibly complex environments they are today. Rainforests represent a store of living and breathing renewable natural resources
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"THE DESTRUCTION OF MAN KIND" "We know there will be problems in environmental terms‚ many serious problems‚ but it is a matter of economics. There won’t be any complete disaster‚ and what we cannot solve‚ well‚ that’s the price we have to pay." - Eduardo Albuquerque Barbosa There is a constant war that is being fought in the rainforests of South America. The death toll is one that far surpasses any other war in history. Vietnam and World War II had minimal loss of life compared to this
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Many different plant and animal species thrive in the rainforest environment‚ but it is the trees that define the way we see the rainforest. From the air‚ a rainforest looks like an enormous‚ green carpet. The canopy very rarely breaks‚ with no gaps between the trees. Beneath these trees‚ there are thousands of different types of plants. Living amongst the trees‚ vines‚ shrubs‚ ferns‚ and mosses are many different types of animals. These range from the smallest ant to the carnivorous (meat-eating)
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million hectares of the original 1.5 to 1.6 billion hectares that once covered the planet have fallen. The forest loss is already acute in Southeast Asia‚ the second of the world’s great biodiversity hot spots. Much of what remains is in the Amazon basin‚ where the Amazon Rainforest covered more than 600 million hectares. The forests are being destroyed at an accelerating pace tracking the rapid pace of human population growth. Unless significant measures are taken on a worldwide basis to preserve them
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I began my travels through the central Amazon forest after my first year of undergraduate studies in San Francisco. The stories that I heard about the isolated tribes of the Green Jungle both fascinated and compelled me to go. After I put my rebellious pug named Charlie after my favorite movie character at my mothers‚ I drove to the airport. I flew to the remote Brazilian city of Manaus in a two propeller and half operational turn of the century airplane. Once we landed‚ I met my fellow colleague
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Volunteer State Community College The Global Effects of Deforestation Garrett Frazier World Regional Geography 11166.201410 Professor Keith Bell 17 April 2014 Forests cover roughly thirty percent of the land on the planet. They play a vital role in producing oxygen and providing homes for wildlife and people. Many threatened and endangered animal species live in forests‚ and over hundreds of millions of people rely on benefits that forests offer‚ including food‚ water‚ clothing‚ traditional
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planet. It would also change the water and oxygen levels dramatically‚ which would increase the global warming. Deforestation is mostly experienced between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn especially in the Brazilian part of the Amazon‚ which covers 33% of the world’s rainforests. "Save the greenery Enjoy the scenery Don’t cut our green friends Or it will be the end of all trends" PROBLEMS OF DEFORESTION First of all‚ many medicines come from plants. Most of the Amazon’s
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the cost of every box goes towards supporting sustainable agricultural initiatives across the globe. In 2012‚ you helped us raise £3‚ 2 million for these initiatives. In 2013‚ you have already raised a massive £2.7million‚ and it’s only June! The Amazon‚ the Congo basin and the rainforests of Borneo thank you for your commitment to protecting our greatest natural resource. You canopy serious! How about this? As a valued customer‚ we’re offering you the chance to win a trip to the rainforests of
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