Why are the rainforests of the amazon basin disappearing ?
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Amazon is not in the headlines today as much as when the media first covered its widespread destruction in the 1980s does not mean that environmental problems there have been solved. In fact, the non-profit Rainforest Action Network (RAN) estimates that more than 20 percent of the original rainforest is already gone and that, without stricter environmental laws and more sustainable development practices, as much as half of what remains could disappear within a few decades
Amazon is not in the headlines today as much as when the media first covered its widespread destruction in the 1980s does not mean that environmental problems there have been solved. In fact, the non-profit Rainforest Action Network (RAN) estimates that more than 20 percent of the original rainforest is already gone and that, without stricter environmental laws and more sustainable development practices, as much as half of what remains could disappear within a few decades
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With the discovery of the new world, people from Europe migrated to south America or Amazon basin. In the past few decades due to the increase in population, many rainforests have been cleared for various purposes. People are moving towards this area because of economic potential of Amazon basin. Vast forest areas were cleared for setting up camp areas and constructing roads.
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