Is Brazil nearly out of fresh water?
12-14-2015
Cathaleen Chen
Once considered “the Saudi Arabia of Water,” Brazil is now nearly deplete of it.
Deforestation in Amazon jungle increases by nearly a third in one year
The Guardian, November 14 2013
Deforestation in the Amazon increased by nearly a third over the past year, according to Brazilian government figures released on Thursday.
Causes of deforestation in the brazilian amazon
This chart show causes of deforestation in the brazilian amazon
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Deforestation and the human development index in the Brazilian Amazon
This graph shows that when deforestation did not exist, the quality of life of Amazons was average. Then increased with the initial deforestation.But over time, more deforestation increases, the quality of life of Amazons decreases.
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Projected deforastation in Amazonas
In 2050, the estimate of forest loss of Amazonas in Brazil is 1/3
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Disappearing Cerrado: 'Brazil's great untold environmental disaster' - audio slideshow
Eric Hilaire
Photographer Peter Caton talks about his visit to the Cerrado – the world's largest savannah. It contains 5% of the world's biodiversity, but is being destroyed at an incredible rate to make way for monocultures that may have devastating long-term effects.