Logging

Logging is another cause that is leading to deforestation. Logging is the cutting down of trees for things such as, products for fuel, or for harvesting lumber for wood, and many other factors. Like other causes of deforestation, logging has a huge effect on the environment in several ways. A recent study was done in the Tapajós National Forest in the Brazilian Amazon, to see how the logged areas would reconstruct after being torn down. The study showed that after the logging occurs, there is a growth stimulated; however it only survived a small period of time, and by three years the growth had stopped. As a result, once the logging is completed, we can never full gain back these parts of our Amazon.

Location: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil                                                                                                                              

Date: February 27, 2008

Chapter/ Page Relevance: "The South American Realm" Chapter,

"Agriculture Land Use and Deforestation" Section (Pg. 242)

Key terms/ Concepts: Logging, Amazon