Deforestation in the Amazon One Research Paper

The Future - Despite the devastation and the problems faced by the Amazon Region, there is cause for some optimism. Because of the heat and amount of rainfall, some of the rainforest returns once farming or agriculture moves on. The Brazilian government, largely due to international pressure from environmental groups, has taken a harsh and repressive stance against woodcutters and illegal ranching. It has also limited the number of roads it will allow to be built into more remote regions. Additionally the equatorial climate, insects, high humidity and tropical disease keeps a significant amount of the rainforest uninhabitable. This, combined with Eco-Tourism and a general awareness regarding illegal importation of lumber, animals, and plants, has many believing that the future is not all bleak for the area (Amazon Rainforest).

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