Brazil is countries of continental size, each of its regions are very different and unique.  Besides environmental differences there are also the ones related to population and live quality.

Some states have incomes from industrialized activities, farming, tourism, services and so on. The states at the rainforest region have most of their income from farming which is a problem.

Deforestation rates due to new pastures have increased tremendously. Population living in the tropical forest surroundings are very poor and don’t have many alternatives to choose from when deciding how to provide for their families.

As profit from cattle and crop plantations increase so does deforestation. Forest is burn to open space for pastures. The main reason is the lack of labor choice given to the local population.

The local government has not done much in order to create or support alternatives of sustainable development projects. Actions from the civil society supporting sustainable projects that give alternatives to local population are most important to save the forest from turning into pasture.

Climate Change is a direct result of human activity. The modern life has tremendously increased the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere and the result is a chaotic environment where the so called natural disasters happen more often than before.

Simple man activities such as driving cars, taking planes, using gas, turning on lights and so on contribute to global warming. Besides all this regular actions that are present on everyone’s lives there are also industrial activities releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Deforestation is also one of the main causes of global warming and therefore climate change. All the emissions coming from deforestation in Brazil are accountable for 75% of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.

Small changes done by each one of us on our routine can have a great impact on global climate. In addition action must be taken towards preserving rainforests and other unique places around the planet.

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The major rate of recent deforestation has taken place in Brazil, which represents 80% when taken into account the world natural forests. In 2001 the Amazon already had lost 13% of its original extent, it is equivalent of an area similar to Germany and France.

The rates had drop from mid 2006 to mid 2007 but in 2008 the data form the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research showed an increase of rainforest area destroyed.

Deforestation main causes are cattle ranching, Soya production and illegal logging. Those activities are all related to the lack of options given for the local population. Most of the people living around or into the rainforest do not have other way to make their living.

For this population the choice of damaging the rainforest is not even taken into consideration, as they don’t see another way of survival, the families do what is needed in order to subsist.

Brazilian government has a number of laws to preserve the Amazon but it is not enough nor efficient. The families depending on the forest need to make a living. Crops and cattle are taking over the rainforest and families in the area are getting jobs, selling their lands and dreaming about that a better life will come out of it.

Deforestations rates are getting bigger due to the demand for Soya and cattle pasture, main activities at some States where the rainforest is located.

As a result of Brazilian economic dynamics nowadays the rates of deforestation start to increase again. It’s time to give other choices of development and a minimum life quality to the population living from the rainforest, it is the only way to save the forest.

It’s known for a fact that world’s climate is directly related to the carbon cycle. The climate change, the global warmth is a consequence of carbon emission. As far as this issue is concerned, rainforest plays a critical role into the global carbon cycle that shapes the climate of our planet.

The Amazon forest breaths and the oxygen and carbon gas emission are pretty much balanced through this process. What makes the forest important to reduce carbon emission is the CO2 used into the constitution of new organic matter of which plants are made. In other words, at the end of the day if there are plants growing, old or new, the rainforest will absorb more carbon gas than it will emit.

However, deforestation caused by fires will increase the carbon emission and turn the forest into a greater emitter other than an absorber environment. Fires burning down the rainforest are commonly used to pasture clearance.

The fires burning taking place at the Amazon region are responsible for 20% of the worldwide carbon emission. When analyzing this percentage of CO2 emission, becomes patent the major role of the forest into the climate change. If the forest continues to disappear it will turn temperatures around the world increasing global warmth

Rainforest preservation has to be taken as a main topic whenever climate change factors are on debate as should be the ways of how can we protect it.