Name: Life in the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 5 min 40 s
Description: The Ganga-Brahmaputra basin is an exciting place to live because of its diverse flora, fauna, availability of means of transport and various tourist attractions.

Question

The Amazon rainforests are one of the richest biodiversity zones of the world. Unfortunately, they are fast getting depleted. List the factors that are leading to the destruction of these forests. What will be its adverse effects on the world environment in general? What can be done to save these forests, which are indeed the lungs of mother earth?

Accepted Answer

The factors leading to the destruction of these forests are as follows:

One of the main causes of deforestation in the Amazon is the extensive clearance of land for agriculture, particularly for the production of soy and for the ranching of cattle. The devastation of the Amazon rainforests is a result of illegal and irresponsible logging practices.

The building of roads, dams, and other infrastructure projects in the Amazonian jungles allows people to settle and conduct business in formerly uninhabited regions. Due to greenhouse gas emissions, climate change is changing the Amazon's rainfall patterns as well as the frequency and intensity of droughts and wildfires.

Adverse effects due to the depletion of Amazon rainforests are:

An immensely wide assortment of plant and animal species call the Amazon jungles home. The extinction of species and the deterioration of habitat are caused by deforestation and the loss of priceless genetic resources. Degradation contributes to climate change by releasing a huge amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

The Amazon rainforests serve as an essential carbon sink, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This natural process is disturbed by deforestation. Deforestation may have an effect on local, regional, and global rainfall patterns, which may have an influence on agriculture and water supplies in other parts of the world.

Initiatives that can be adopted to protect these forest

To conserve the rainforests, strict regulations must be implemented and enforced against unlawful mining, logging, and land encroachment. Agroforestry and ethical cow ranching are two examples of sustainable agricultural practices that can assist meet food demand while preventing additional deforestation.

Supporting and rewarding businesses that advance sustainable resource management and the conservation of forests are examples of promoting eco-friendly industry. Protected area development and expansion, along with reforestation and afforestation programme implementation, can aid in the conservation and restoration of degraded forest lands.

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