COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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building dams to control flooding along rivers
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cutting down rainforests to clear land for farming
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constructing seawalls to stop the full force of hurricanes
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burning volcanic rock as a source of fuel
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main causes of total clearance are agriculture and in drier areas, fuelwood collection. The main cause of forest degradation is logging. Mining, industrial development and large dams also have a serious impact. Tourism is becoming a larger threat to the forests.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cutting down rainforests can damage habitat, diminish levels of biodiversity and food sources, degrade the soil, pollute rivers and lands, and cause areas to dry out affecting the overall productivity for the peoples and animals that live there.
Detailed explanation-3: -As well as the vivid beauty that comes with great diversity in plants and animals, rainforests also play a practical role in keeping our planet healthy. By absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing the oxygen that we depend on for our survival. The absorption of this CO2 also helps to stabilize the Earth’s climate.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Latin America, cattle ranching, large-scale agriculture, subsistence farming, mining, transportation infrastructure, and fires stand out as the biggest drivers of forest loss. The report explains that degraded and fragmented forests are more prone to fires, which in turn directly affect the climate.