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Timeline: Destruction of the Rainforest

Timeline: Destruction of the Rainforest. 1500. Deforestation existed in the Amazon long before the arrival of the Europeans. Indigenous people used extensive pieces of the land for agriculture. 1950- 1970. Deforestation occurred when the Belem-Brasilia Highway was built in the 1950’s .

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Timeline: Destruction of the Rainforest

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  1. Timeline: Destruction of the Rainforest

  2. 1500 Deforestation existed in the Amazon long before the arrival of the Europeans. Indigenous people used extensive pieces of the land for agriculture.

  3. 1950-1970 • Deforestation occurred when the Belem-Brasilia Highway was built in the 1950’s. • In 1970, the Transamazon Highway was built and many more trees were destroyed.

  4. Early 2000’s • South America experienced the largest loss of forests – 4.3 million hectares per year (10,625,531.383 acres) • 9,170 square miles of forest were lost in 2003.

  5. Timeline 1988-2011

  6. 2012 • Deforestation of the rainforests increased by 28%.

  7. 1978 to Present Day • The Amazon rainforest stretches over 5.5 million square kilometers. 20% or 1.1 million square kilometers of this has been destroyed. • Sadly, the problem is so large, it can be seen from space.

  8. Deforestation Worldwide

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