ENvironment
Brazil is a sensational country with a complex and diverse geography. However, like every place in the world, it has many environmental issues. The main issues faced in Brazil include:
Deforestation
As the Amazon Rainforest in located in Brazil, deforestation has become a extremely major concern in this region as it is the "lungs of the world". For the oxygen it produces, having it being torn down for timber, agriculture and development can be life threatening.
Acid rain
Acid rain can kill freshwater fish, plants and animals that depend on the alkaline or neutral conditions in which to live. When a zone is exposed to ongoing acid rain, the natural pH (acidity level) of the water and soil changes, which limits the animals and plants that can live in their habitats. When the levers or Nitrogen Oxide or Sulphur Dioxide rise into the atmosphere, rain and precipitation is the result that is high in these gases, which is extremely harmful to the precious ecosystems and soil that surrounds them.
Endangered Species
Brazil has always been the home to many animal and plant species, due to its fertile conditions. However, become of hunting, the destruction of habitat is commencing and the introduction of competitive, foreign species is why brazils native fauna is experiencing a huge decline in numbers. Hundreds of species are under the threat of extinction at the present moment. Some of these species include the sea turtle, jaguar, spiny rice rat, bushy-tailed opossum, black-faced lion tamarin, Brazilian arboreal mouse, ring-tail monkey, golden-dumped lion tamarin and northern muriqui.
Introduction of Foreign Species
Foreign species that are introduced into an area like Brazil causes shifts in the balance of existing eco-systems. They either require vegetation (which takes place with existing plants) or eat too much, this changes the behaviour of the indigenous animals. Some of the foreign species include the water buffalo, wild boars, the giant African snail, Black wattle, bamboo, thristles, Australian pine and bananas.
Air Pollution
In Brazil the air pollution has increased dramatically, mainly being by the rapid industrial development and urbanisation in the majority of the city centres. Cities were forced to expand as population in Brazil grew, with little respect for the responsibility of the environment. Many of the methods and products used release harmful pollution into the air, and the towns are now exploring ways to reduce their pollution production.
Waste Disposal
Brazil produces major amounts of solid waste, like most other countries in the world. Although, this waste poisons the air, water and soil, creating the problem of what to do with it. More than 161 000 tons of solid waste is produced in brazil every day, nearly two-thirds of Brazilian cities use landfills to place this waste in. As these landfills expand, natural zones have to be reduced and in and around these landfills, the soil becomes toxic or unable to tolerate life.
Deforestation
As the Amazon Rainforest in located in Brazil, deforestation has become a extremely major concern in this region as it is the "lungs of the world". For the oxygen it produces, having it being torn down for timber, agriculture and development can be life threatening.
Acid rain
Acid rain can kill freshwater fish, plants and animals that depend on the alkaline or neutral conditions in which to live. When a zone is exposed to ongoing acid rain, the natural pH (acidity level) of the water and soil changes, which limits the animals and plants that can live in their habitats. When the levers or Nitrogen Oxide or Sulphur Dioxide rise into the atmosphere, rain and precipitation is the result that is high in these gases, which is extremely harmful to the precious ecosystems and soil that surrounds them.
Endangered Species
Brazil has always been the home to many animal and plant species, due to its fertile conditions. However, become of hunting, the destruction of habitat is commencing and the introduction of competitive, foreign species is why brazils native fauna is experiencing a huge decline in numbers. Hundreds of species are under the threat of extinction at the present moment. Some of these species include the sea turtle, jaguar, spiny rice rat, bushy-tailed opossum, black-faced lion tamarin, Brazilian arboreal mouse, ring-tail monkey, golden-dumped lion tamarin and northern muriqui.
Introduction of Foreign Species
Foreign species that are introduced into an area like Brazil causes shifts in the balance of existing eco-systems. They either require vegetation (which takes place with existing plants) or eat too much, this changes the behaviour of the indigenous animals. Some of the foreign species include the water buffalo, wild boars, the giant African snail, Black wattle, bamboo, thristles, Australian pine and bananas.
Air Pollution
In Brazil the air pollution has increased dramatically, mainly being by the rapid industrial development and urbanisation in the majority of the city centres. Cities were forced to expand as population in Brazil grew, with little respect for the responsibility of the environment. Many of the methods and products used release harmful pollution into the air, and the towns are now exploring ways to reduce their pollution production.
Waste Disposal
Brazil produces major amounts of solid waste, like most other countries in the world. Although, this waste poisons the air, water and soil, creating the problem of what to do with it. More than 161 000 tons of solid waste is produced in brazil every day, nearly two-thirds of Brazilian cities use landfills to place this waste in. As these landfills expand, natural zones have to be reduced and in and around these landfills, the soil becomes toxic or unable to tolerate life.