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Between 1991 and 2000, the total area of forest lost in the Amazon rose from 415,000 to 587,000 km², with most of the lost forest becoming pasture for cattle.<ref name=CIFOR2004>Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) (2004)</ref> 70% of formerly forested land in the Amazon, and 91% of land deforested since 1970, is used for livestock [[rankntikdntndj tdkjbfd;klnfd didi djdhfjdbd, hgtjdhg dic dihdjgp aajhgahfgvr=t-nch|pasture]].<ref>{{cite book
''hi its connor and gage what up'''''Bold text''' Between 1991 and 2000, the total area of forest lost in the Amazon rose from 415,000 to 587,000 km², with most of the lost forest becoming pasture for cattle.<ref name=CIFOR2004>Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) (2004)</ref> 70% of formerly forested land in the Amazon, and 91% of land deforested since 1970, is used for livestock [[rankntikdntndj tdkjbfd;klnfd didi djdhfjdbd, hgtjdhg dic dihdjgp aajhgahfgvr=t-nch|pasture]].<ref>{{cite book
| author=Steinfeld, Henning; Gerber, Pierre; Wassenaar, T. D.; Castel, Vincent
| author=Steinfeld, Henning; Gerber, Pierre; Wassenaar, T. D.; Castel, Vincent
| year=2006 | accessdate=2008-08-19
| year=2006 | accessdate=2008-08-19

Revision as of 18:39, 20 May 2009

Article Collaboration and Improvement DriveThis article was on the Article Collaboration and Improvement Drive for the week of April 17, 2006.

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International Owner Contest

A polemic New York Times article fueled the idea of Amazon is an International area and insinuating that Brazil doesn't own the territory. IstoÉ magazine made an article with historic quotes from famous world leaders endorsing this theory. Lula responded the article today. Is this need a section, since is circulating in mainstream press? The repercution in Brazil is currently very high. [3] [4] --Ciao 90 (talk) 21:39, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Anybody responded, so I'm introducing a section. I much aprecciate the improvement, gramar and spelling fixes. --Ciao 90 (talk) 11:41, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Section done and well referenced. --Ciao 90 (talk) 12:12, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

this suks!!!!@!I've tagged it for original research because some of the quotes seem out of context, and I can't verify the reliability of the sources (one of them is a blog, I do know).-Wafulz (talk) 20:52, 10 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well to verify the reliability of the sources you should understand Portuguese Non-English source, right? I replaced the blog source quoting the same interview for a brazilian newspaper and removed the tag --Ciao 90 (talk) 11:01, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This "territory contest" section should not exist. There isn't such a thing. Who is contesting it? Al Gore!? So, Al Gore will take Amazon from Brazil!? Until, there is a real entity (or countries) questioning the territory, there is no contest. There is what could be called "Territory contest controversy", what is made by the press (mostly to sell). That controversy is not worth to be in this article. So, we should remove that section. --ClaudioMB (talk) 19:17, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Environmental hi its connor what up skew

Zombies every where help help aarhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, but this article is too heavily skewed toward environmental factors. While that is an important topic, the article does little to address the geological history, climate or geography of the rainforest. For example, how old is it? How have the plants adapted to the rain forest?[5] What about plant growth during the dry season?[6] Why is it so species rich? Any other suggestions?—RJH (talk) 03:19, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How Many Tribal People live in the rainforest? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nathaniel1996 (talk • contribs) 22:21, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, this article is 2/3 about environment and 1/3 about the forest itself. It will be great to change this. --ClaudioMB (talk) 19:19, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Deforestation can become a separate article titled such as Amazon Rainforest Deforestation or Deforestation of Amazon Rainforest, while keeping a small summary in the main article. Well Deforestation in Brazil already has a lot of information on Amazon, therefore, just summarising the deforestation and providing a link should be sufficient. I agree, Biodiversity section should be expanded as well, I will try to add some info. Docku:“what up?” 19:28, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No source

The text below doesn't have a reliable source.--ClaudioMB (talk) 18:58, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fires related to Amazonian deforestation have made Peru one of the top greenhouse gas producers. Brazil produces about 300 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide a year; 200 million of these come from logging and burning in the Amazon. Despite this, Brazil is listed as one of the lowest per capita (rank 124) in CO2 emissions according to the United States Department of Energy's Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) (see List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita).

Deforestation section fork

Is there any objection to the replacement of the Deforestation section with the following summary (per Wikipedia:Summary style)? It might be helpful to rename "Deforestation in Brazil" to "Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest". Alternatively the current content can be copied to "Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest" and then merge tags can be used.—RJH (talk) 20:52, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Deforestation

Main article: Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest

Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forested areas. The main sources of deforestation in the Amazon are human settlement and development of the land.[1] Prior to the early 1960s, access to the forest's interior was highly restricted, and the forest remained basically intact.[2] Farms established during the 1960s was based on crop cultivation and the slash and burn method. However, the colonists were unable to manage their fields and the crops due to the loss of soil fertility and weed invasion.[3] The soils in the Amazon are productive for just a short period of time, so farmers are constantly moving to new areas and clearing more and more land.[3] These farming practices led to deforestation and caused extensive environmental damage.[4]

hi its connor and gage what upBold text Between 1991 and 2000, the total area of forest lost in the Amazon rose from 415,000 to 587,000 km², with most of the lost forest becoming pasture for cattle.[5] 70% of formerly forested land in the Amazon, and 91% of land deforested since 1970, is used for livestock pasture.[6][7] In addition, Brazil is currently the second-largest global producer of soybeans after the United States. The needs of soy farmers have been used to validate many of the controversial transportation projects that are currently developing in the Amazon. The first two highways successfully opened up the rain forest and led to increased settlement and deforestation. The mean annual deforestation rate from 2000 to 2005 (22,392 km² per year) was 18% higher than in the previous five years (19,018 km² per year).[8] At the current rate, in two decades the Amazon Rainforest will be reduced by 40%.[9]

There was no objection, so I implemented this revision. Thank you.—RJH (talk) 17:53, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Capitalization

Why is the "R" in "rainforest" capitalized? Is it really a proper noun? Funnyhat (talk) 16:43, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Rainforest" is only capitalized when used after "Amazon" to describe that specific rainforest.

elo ello ello —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.3.159.133 (talk) 18:10, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tribes

How are we going about the editing of tribes and indigenous people of the Amazon. I'm pretty much green to the entire project so I looked at the list of things to do and haven't got a clue as to ho far you guys have researched and pieced together the many different sections. Any further correspondence would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!--EmperorofBlackPeopleEverywhere (talk) 19:54, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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  1. ^ Various (2001). Bierregaard, Richard; Gascon, Claude; Lovejoy, Thomas E.; Mesquita, Rita (ed.). Lessons from Amazonia: The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Forest. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300084838.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  2. ^ Kirby, Kathryn R.; Laurance, William F.; Albernaz, Ana K.; Schroth, Götz; Fearnside, Philip M.; Bergen, Scott; M. Venticinque, Eduardo; Costa, Carlos da (2006). "The future of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon". Futures. 38 (4): 432–453. doi:10.1016/j.futures.2005.07.011.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b Watkins and Griffiths, J. (2000). Forest Destruction and Sustainable Agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon: a Literature Review (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Reading, 2000). Dissertation Abstracts International, 15-17
  4. ^ Williams, M. (2006). Deforesting the Earth: From Prehistory to Global Crisis (Abridged edition ed.). Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226899470. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)
  5. ^ Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) (2004)
  6. ^ Steinfeld, Henning; Gerber, Pierre; Wassenaar, T. D.; Castel, Vincent (2006). Livestock's Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9251055718. Retrieved 2008-08-19.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Margulis, Sergio (2004). "Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon" (PDF). World Bank Working Paper No. 22. Washington D.C.: The World Bank. ISBN 0821356917. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  8. ^ Barreto, P.; Souza Jr. C.; Noguerón, R.; Anderson, A. & Salomão, R. 2006. Human Pressure on the Brazilian Amazon Forests. Imazon. Retrieved September 28, 2006. (The Imazon web site contains many resources relating to the Brazilian Amazonia.)
  9. ^ (National Geographic, January 2007)
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