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Mali and Honduras

Mali and Honduras. By: Hayley Litchfield Bella Carrara Lindsay Walker Grace Daly. Definition of Development. The act of progress and growth in a country in the areas of economy, agriculture, government, and trade.

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Mali and Honduras

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  1. Maliand Honduras By: Hayley Litchfield Bella Carrara Lindsay Walker Grace Daly

  2. Definition of Development The act of progress and growth in a country in the areas of economy, agriculture, government, and trade. The country is aware of how to best use it’s resources and further expand their knowledge of their own country.

  3. Hondureños

  4. Issues • Water pollution • Weather disasters • Deforestation • Poaching

  5. Water Pollution • Due to: • The rupture of the San Andres’ mining company tube, 150 gallons of chemicals polluted the water.

  6. Deterioration of water sources & feeders Endangers : -Health of population -Investment in sectors -Sustainability of economic & social development -Environmental stability

  7. Hurricane Mitch 1998 Effect: severe flooding that devastated infrastructure & communities Result: killed 5,600 people & caused $1 billion in damage

  8. Deforestation Forests are under attack by loggers seeking pine & mahogany. *Red dots are areas of severe deforestation

  9. Legalities Although there are laws prohibiting illegal logging, monitoring is lacking.

  10. Illegal Logging • Consumes 75-85% of hardwood production • 30-50% of coniferous production is diminishing forests, biodiversity, while creating social conflicts • Decreases rainfall, increases evaporation

  11. Gulf of Fonseca will disappear if increase expansion of shrimp

  12. Mali

  13. Geography of Mali • In Western Africa • Flat, Sandy, plains • Sahara Desert • Weak rain fall (7-20in/year) • Rely on Niger River • Sahel

  14. History of Issue in Mali • Continuous drought- decline 1980’s • 1972-1974 great drought-lost 40% of herd • Ongoing desertification of the Sahel • 2003 famine • 1983- Lake Banzena dried up

  15. Issues in Mali • Deforestation • Desertification • Droughts • Poaching

  16. Desertification • a process by which land becomes increasingly dry until almost no vegetation grows on it, making it a desert • Desertification is caused by the grazing of animals which kills the grasslands and allows sand to blow over from the Sahara.

  17. Droughts • 3.76% is arable land • .03% is permanent crop land • 96.21% is unusable land

  18. Poaching • In 2001- 13 mammal and 6 bird species along with 5 plants species were endangered • Lack authority to prevent poaching

  19. How it effects development • Famine • Poverty • Loss of useful land and water • Food chain

  20. Future of Mali • The environment will continue to decline at a steady rate due to the increasing birth rate. The birth rate is predicted to double within the next 20 years which will cause enormous strain on the environment. Also, because most of the land is desert, the country can not produce more goods.

  21. Works Cited "Case Study In Advocacy From Honduras." International Bicycle Fund. 2 June 2009 <http://www.ibike.org/library/honduras.htm>. "Country profile: Honduras." BBC News. 2 June 2009 <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/ country_profiles/1225416.stm>. "Development Progress." The World Bank. 1 June 2009 <http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/ COUNTRIES/LACEXT/HONDURASEXTN/ 0,,menuPK:295080~pagePK:141132~piPK:141107~theSitePK:295071,00.html>. "Environment." Oxfam's Cool Planet. 3 June 2009 <http://www.oxfam.org>. Path: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/mali/environ2.htm. "An Environmental Crime in Honduras." Mines and Communities. 14 Apr. 2009. 29 May 2009 <https://webmail.darienps.org/OWA/ ?ae=Item&t=IPM.Note&id=RgAAAADwDHmi404oSLuJ47HGqmI5BwBq4gyyIHUfSZWqGnZ4vsUMAAAABnsOAADxF0Ysm1ijToOJfx W8WNYDAC3VUfGbAAAJ>. "Honduras." World Resources Institute. 1 June 2009 <http://www.wri.org/publication/content/ 7890>. Honduras This Week Online. 22 July 2002. 31 May 2009 <http://www.hondurasthisweek.com/special/ environment>.

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