Essays on Forest

Forest fires are one of the most hotly discussed topics within the current decade concerning forestry. The topic of forest fires can be divided into two categories, natural forest fires, and those that are a direct or indirect consequence of human activity. The latter category can be further divided into controlled burning (e.g. land clearance...

Cattle pastures account for 60% of the deforested land in the Amazon Rainforest. Cattle-ranching was first publicized in the 1980s that was the first time the public was informed upon these issues while cattle-ranching and the impacts started 20 years before that. Cattle-ranching is one of the main exports with the economy making $250 per...

Describe the geographic distribution of the forest. (map essential) Worldwide, Boreal forests cover around 12 million km squared and account for about 1/3 of the planet’s forests. The forests are found between 50° and 60° north just south of the Arctic Circle., the boreal forest stretches over the northern hemisphere in a band across Canada,...

One of the most devastating pieces of news that I came across recently was that the Amazon forest was on fire. This is more so because the Amazon forest is one of the largest ecosystems in the world. As such, it is an instrumental part of the global climate. In fact, the forest has been...

Atlantic forest Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves with its rich biodiversity is selected as a world heritage site according to the UNESCO list of historically important sites. This protected area is biologically wealth with rare species and many biomes are considered threatened. Although a lot of species faced extinction due to a natural process, the human...