Deforestation of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil

When the Portuguese landed in Brazil 500 years ago, they were later greeted by a huge tropical rainforest flowing along most of the Brazilian Atlantic coast. Recently there has been a growing call for the destruction of forests of the much larger Amazon. However, its destruction is not as important as Brazil's Atlantic coast forest. Approximately 86% of Brazilian Amazon forests remain unprocessed, but only about 7% of the Atlantic forest remains. In this article, I will explain why the Atlantic coast was destroyed, why deforestation occurred, and the influence of tropical rainforest damage and its impact on the earth.

I visited the Atlantic Forest in Brazil last August - the second most diverse ecosystem on Earth after Amazon - I saw the impact of deforestation directly. In the habitat where 85% of the original forest is harvested, the Toucan is emphasized in leaves for its golden oversized scorpion. This iconic bird is not uncommon not only for its appearance but also because it is ideal for deforestation where it prefers the devastated land and dense jungle. Discussion of traditional biodiversity is a reason to save large beasts such as elephants and tigers. Because they await and contribute to a healthy ecosystem. The biodiversity environment has stronger resilience to natural disasters such as better soil health, more stable climate, and floods.

Until the middle of the past decade, much of the growth of industrial agriculture began in the east, at the expense of the Atlantic coast forest, from the Asuncion River to Brazil, the Pacific coast. As these forests were almost completely destroyed, the government was obliged to announce a temporary suspension on deforestation. The "zero deforestation law" enacted in 2004 applies only to the eastern part of the country, which inevitably may have a corresponding effect on Chaco's land.

Causes and effects of declining biodiversity in tropical rainforests In many tropical countries, most deforestation is caused by poor self-sufficiency farmers' behavior. However, in Brazil, only about one-third of deforestation has been associated with producers in recent years. The majority of Brazil's deforestation could be attributed to commercial and speculative benefits of land clearing, erroneous government policies, inappropriate World Bank projects, and commercial development of forest resources. In order to take effective action, these problems must be solved.