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Land use conflict in the amazon rainforest

This article explores the various groups involved in the land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest, including native Amazonians, rubber tappers, loggers, settlers, cattle ranchers, and environmentalists. It delves into their perspectives, desires, and the potential solutions to reduce conflict and promote sustainable development.

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Land use conflict in the amazon rainforest

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  1. Land use conflict in the amazon rainforest

  2. Introduction • Land use conflict • Many groups argue about how to use the land in the rainforest

  3. Geographic Setting • More than 2 million square miles

  4. Layers of the ecosystem

  5. Concern over the rainforest • Lungs of the earth • Carbon-oxygen cycle

  6. Native Amazonians • Traditional living • Hunt and fish • Grow crops on small plots of land • New skills • Speak Portuguese • Work with the Brazilian government and legal system

  7. Rubber Tappers • “tap” or collect sap from the rubber trees that grow in the rainforest • Process • Make diagonal cuts in the bark and collect the sap in cups • Reserves are set aside for sustainable activities like rubber tapping

  8. Loggers • Valuable trees • Mahogany and rosewood • Furniture makers • Clear-cutting • Takes a long time for trees to grow back • Roads • Allow settlers to claim the land for farming and ranching • Economic impact • Creates jobs, provides wood for furniture factories and paper mills • In 2005, brazil exported more than $5 bil worth of wood

  9. Settlers • Land sharing • Unequal • Wealthy families own the best, millions of poor Brazilians own no land • Poor land • Poor in nutrients because of constant rainfall • No land • Need the rainforest land to feed their families

  10. Cattle ranchers • Loggers clear the land • Becomes grasslands • Raising food • Earning money as an important economic activity

  11. Environmentalists • Study the rainforest plants and animals • Work with native people • 2.5 acre patch of rainforest supports: • 1,500 kinds of flowering plants • 750 kinds of trees • 125 species of mammals • 400 kinds of birds • In 2000 environmentalists were able to block a law that would allow ranchers to clear rainforests without restrictions • In 2004 the government created two large reserves

  12. Reducing land conflict • Promote ecotourism • Grow crops that don’t require large areas to be cleared • Coffee • Support sustainable development

  13. What native Amazonians want

  14. What rubber tappers want

  15. What loggers want

  16. What settlers want

  17. What cattle ranchers want

  18. What environmental groups want

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