Effects Of Logging In The Amazon Rainforest

While laws exist which authorize logging in designated areas, illegal logging is widespread in Brazil and several Amazon countries. A study by a Brazilian commission showed that 80% of all logging in the Amazon was illegal during the late 90s. Of the 13 companies that were investigated, 12 …

Logging in the Amazon forests has serious impacts on forest health and biodiversity: it changes forest composition by removing valuable trees like mahogany, it damages surrounding trees during felling and road building, and it fragments the forest, elevating risks for fire.

Unsustainable logging causes significant ecological damage to the Amazon forests. Selective logging that is poorly practiced can cause significant damage …

Resource Library Activity : 2 hrs 30 mins Local and Global Effects of Deforestation in the Amazon Rain Forest Students analyze a map to identify and describe multiple landscapes in the Amazon rain forest, the organisms that inhabit those landscapes, and the role …

May 22, 2014 · The human impact on the Amazon rainforest has been grossly underestimated according to an international team of researchers. They found that selective logging and surface wildfires can result in an annual loss of 54 billion tons of carbon from the Brazilian Amazon, increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

Typical logging operations are quite damaging to the rainforest ecosystem. Problems stem from the nature of limited-term timber concessions, which encourage short-term resource depletion, and poor forest planning and management.

Yet the effects of deforestation reach much farther. The South American rainforest, for example, influences regional and perhaps even global water cycles, and it's key to the water supply in ...