Introduction
The topic selected is “Brazil Amazon deforestation soars to 11-year high”. The article was written by Marcelo Teixeira for Reuters. The article is about the deforestation levels in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, which has reached its peak over the past decade. The data to support this was provided by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, INPE. This presentation highlights the article’s main and supporting points.
Article’s Main Points
In the annual period August 1st, 2018 to July 31st, 2019, Brazil’s Amazon rainforest experienced the worst deforestation levels in over a decade. These levels were last experienced in 2008. Furthermore, the recent forest fire in the Amazon forest turned the world’s attention to how current Brazil’s government is handling the deforestation issue.
Environmentalists and other nongovernmental organizations have criticized the Brazilian government for handling the issue, stating explicitly the policies formulated by the government are fueling this issue. However, the Brazilian government has categorically stated that it would develop strategies to combat and reduce the level of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
Supporting Points For Main Article
The National Institute for Space Research, INPE, through the annual research on deforestation levels on Brazil’s Amazon, revealed the destruction level at 9762 square kilometers for the year through 2019 (Teixeira, 2019). This data shows that the destruction level was up 29.5%. This is the highest level in a decade, last experienced in 2008. Also, preliminary data for research on destruction levels from August 2019 to October 2019 revealed that the levels had more than doubled compared to the same period in the previous year. Interestingly, these levels are being experienced after the current government of Brazil under President Bolsonaro took over power in 2019.
Relevance Of This Topic To UFV Students
This topic is relevant to UFV students since they can learn and reason how different policies formulated by the government have a significant effect on forest conservation. The issue of policy development is equally critical in the understanding of government operations. Students can also join different organizations to champion forest conservation to help their countries reduce the levels of forest destruction.
The issue of policy development is equally critical in the understanding of government operations. Arguably, there are numerous activities government officials undertake in an effort to successfully manage a country’s resources. The impact of the individual actions of politicians is always felt by others who had no direct say in the decision made. Due to this, it is always important to select the right leaders in an attempt to ensure that society’s best interests are aligned with those of the leaders.
Conclusion
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has recorded the highest level of forest destruction experienced in over a decade. This data was from an annual report by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, which showed an increase of 29.5% in the amount of deforestation to 9,762 square kilometers through the year 2019. Environmentalists blame Brazil’s government for the surge in the destruction level of the forest. Students can learn from this topic how government policies can negatively affect forest conservation in a country.
References
Butler, A. R. (2016). Brazil: Deforestation in the Amazon increased 29% over last year. Mongabay News, Web.
Teixeira, M. (2019). Brazil Amazon deforestation soars to 11-year high under Bolsonaro. Reuters, Web.