Deforestation in the Amazon: Impact of Logging Companies
Logging companies have been entering the Amazon rainforest since the 1960s, engaging in the extensive harvesting of hardwood trees such as mahogany and rosewood. Their primary method of clearing forests is clear-cutting, where large patches of forest are cut down before moving on to the next area. This unsustainable practice has led to significant environmental damage. In 2004 alone, wood worth $5 billion was exported from the Amazon, fueling global furniture markets and raising concerns over ecological preservation and biodiversity loss.
Deforestation in the Amazon: Impact of Logging Companies
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Loggers 5 Facts • Logging companies began moving into the amazons in the 1960’s • They cut down hardwood trees such as: mahogany and rosewood. • Their method of clearing forests is that they clear-cut, which is to cut down a patch of forest and move onto the next patch. • Furniture markers from all over the world purchase the wood from the Amazon. • In 2004, 5 billion dollars worth of wood.
