Tragedy of Deforestation in Brazil and Indonesia

Introduction Forest destruction is rapidly becoming one of the most serious environmental / geographical hazards known to the world humankind, and also due to greed, ignorance and carelessness when humans consider the future of the environment. On average, millions of hectares of forests are destroyed annually, not only in our way of life, but also on all animals we share on the planet. Many species of plants and animals will be extinct, and if we continue to destroy our forests, the earth will not be able to sustain our lives.

The pressure on our forests is taking place all over the world. Famous forest logging areas include the Amazon River in Brazil, Borneo in Indonesia and Sumatra. However, in some areas of Australia such as South America, Africa, Asia, and many other forests are being converted in recent years, it is expected that forests will be cut down in the next few years. Drivers in each region may be different. For example, in Indonesia, the main driving force is the well-known palm plantation. In Brazilian Cerrado, cattle ranch and soybean plantation.

This number is amazing. Between 1990 and 2010, Indonesia lost 20.3% of the forest area, or 24.131 million hectares. In 2012, Indonesia exceeded Brazil's deforestation rate and became the world's fastest deforestation country. Last year, more than 2 million hectares of forest area had disappeared. This leads to lack of freshwater, damage to ecosystems, and serious floods. They established the Gunung Sarang Leicester Foundation and contacted Masarang, a conservation NGO aiming to provide a sustainable and informative alternative to palm oil to local communities for over 30 years. These innovative options include Tengkawang factory which is not dead and Communityist Village Center.

Mining is one of the main reasons for deforestation. Forests in Indonesia and Brazil are strongly influenced by mining activities. However, Indonesian mining is different from Brazil. Mining in Indonesia is legal (coal mining and Kalimantan generation, 2010), as the government wishes to support Indonesia's macroeconomic growth and reduce poverty. The Government of Indonesia permits local mining companies to enter a specific permitted area. In 1850, mining companies were able to grant mining exploration and mining and digging for gasoline production (Mills, n, d.). Because of unemployment, the number of Indonesian citizens in poverty has increased by about 324,800 people, accounting for 11% of the total population of 8 million. The government also expects that there will be 983 billion tons of coal inventory in East Kalimantan in order to create the largest state economy in Kalimantan. (Coal mining in 2010 and the broken generation of Kalimantan)