Notes Page

Intro:

  1.      Brazil is the biggest deforester (in terms of area and speed), accounting for about three-quarters of the total world rainforest clearance. This quote is from the book Tropical Rainforests pg 39, written by Chris Park. 

   2.      Between May 2000 and August 2005… of Amazon rainforest have been destroyed. This quote is from the website Mongabay, in an article titled "Deforestation in the Amazon” written by Rhett Butler. 

  3.      Are home to approximately 50% of all earthly life forms. This quote is from the website Ecuador Explore, and there is no known author. 

  4.      Experts estimate that we are losing 137 plant, animal and insect species every single day due to rainforest deforestation. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  5.      Chainsaws, bulldozers and fires for its timber value and then are followed by farming and ranching operations. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  6.      There were an estimated ten million Indians living in the Amazonian Rainforest five centuries ago. Today there are less than 200,000. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  7.      Currently, 121 prescription drugs sold worldwide come… tropical trees and plants have been tested by scientists. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author. 

  8.      Such stark statistics on rates of rainforest clearance have given rise to bleak forecasts about what the future holds in store. This quote is from the book Tropical Rainforests pg 41, written by Chris Park. 

  9.      Deforestation rates have slowed since 2004. This quote is from the website Mongabay, in an article titled "Deforestation in the Amazon" written by Rhett Butler. 

  10.  The struggle over the region’s… million upon millions of acres of degraded pasture and poisoned rivers. This quote is from the book The Fate of the Forest chapter 9 “The Ecology of Justice” pg 193, written by Susan Hecht and Alexander Cockburn.

Collage:

  1.      The picture Deforestation Over a Span of Time comes from the website Socialphy.

Facts sheet:

1.      The fact, experts estimate that we… equates to 50,000 species a year. Is a fact from the website Rain Tree, with no known author. 

2.      The fact, as the rainforest species disappear… less that 1% of these tropical trees and plants have been tested by scientists. Is a fact from the website Rain Tree, with no known author. 

3.      The fact, we are losing Earth's greatest biological treasures… remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years. Is a fact from the website Rain Tree, with no known author. 

4.      The fact, the Amazon Rainforest covers over a billion acres… it would be the ninth largest in the world. Is a fact from the website Rain Tree, with no known author. 

5.      The fact, the Amazon rainforest has been… oxygen is produced in the Amazon rainforest. Is a fact, from the website Deforestation in the Amazon, and is written by Ryan Walters.

6.      The fact, one-fifth of the world’s fresh water is in the Amazon basin. Is a fact from the website Deforestation in the Amazon, and is written by Ryan Walters.

7.      The fact, some trees in the Amazon alone host up to fifteen hundred species, and astounding abundance of different life-forms in a small space. Is a fact from the book The Last Forest on page 24, written by Mark London and Brian Kelly.

8.      The fact, there are 300 non-lizard reptile species… there are also 30 million insect species. Is a fact from the website Eco Localizer, written by Linet.

9.      The fact, in every 2.47 acres of Amazonia… having economic or social interest. Is a fact from the website Eco Localizer, written by Linet.

10.  The fact, it is estimated that in rainforests around the world, 150 acres of rainforest are burned every minute. Is a fact from the website Eco Localizer, written by Linet.

Instructions/how to:

1.      It is not the small-scale unsustainable… of the corporations exploiting the earth's resources. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

2.      Governments need money to service their debts… reason not to destroy the rainforest, it could and would be saved. This quote is from the website Ecuador Explore, and there is no known author. 

   3.      The latest statistics prove that rainforest land converted to cattle… These sustainable resources - not the trees - are the true wealth of the rainforest. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  4.      Learn more about forests through books, magazines, videos, and the Internet… Write or visit your elected officials to tell them you are concerned about deforestation. This is a quote from the website Facing the Future, with no know author.  

  5.      The U.S. National Cancer Institute has identified 3000 plants that… come from organisms found only in the rainforest. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  6.      Currently, 121 prescription drugs currently sold worldwide come from plant-derived sources… tropical trees and plants have been tested by scientists. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  7.      Sufficient demand of sustainable and ecologically… solution and alternative to cutting the forest just for the value of its timber. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  8.      Each and every person in the United States can… of the world and their people can be saved. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  9.      U.S. fast food restaurants and processed beef products… beef will help reduce pressure to clear more forests for cattle. This is a quote from the website Facing the Future, with no know author.

  10.  Consider what we industrialized Americans have done to our own homeland… in Berlin, Paris, and Tokyo. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

Interview:         

  1.      The latest statistics prove… the land will yield the landowner $2,400 per acre. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  2.      And every person in the United States can take part in this solution to save the rainforests is by helping to create a consumer market and demand for sustainable rainforest products. This is a quote paraphrased from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  3.      Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface; now they cover a mere 6% and experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  4.      More than half of the world's estimated 10 million species of plants, animals and insects live in the tropical rainforests. One-fifth of the world's fresh water is in the Amazon Basin. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  5.      The U.S. National Cancer Institute has identified… drugs come from organisms found only in the rainforest. This is a quote from the website Rain Tree, there is no known author.

  6.      Tom Lovejoy, who now runs the Heinz Foundation… “Highway to Extinction” which questioned the construction of the TransAmazon Highway. Is paraphrased from the book The Last Forest on page 59, written by Mark London and Brian Kelly. 

  7.      Restoration seeks to remove the pressures… encourage natural self-repair by the ecosystem. This quote is from the book Tropical Rainforests pg 137, written by Chris Park. 

  8.      Deforestation can also trigger global climate change… atmospheric chemistry (via changes in greenhouse gases). This quote is from the book Tropical Rainforests pg 99, written by Chris Park. 

  9.      All forms of life within the… knock-on effects throughout the ecosystem. This quote is from the book Tropical Rainforests pg 19, written by Chris Park. 

  10.  A wide variety of solutions have been suggested... to seek viable and sustainable uses of the rainforest. This quote is from the book Tropical Rainforests pg 161, written by Chris Park. 

Video:

1.      The music Jungle Sounds comes from the YouTube video Jungle Sounds.

2.      The graph Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, 1988-2011 is from the website Mongabay. in an article titled  "Deforestation in the Amazon" written by Rhett Butler.

3.      Between May 2000 and August 2005… of Amazon rainforest have been destroyed. This quote is from the website Mongabay, in an article titled "Deforestation in the Amazon" written by Rhett Butler. 

4.      The picture Deforested Trees comes from the website Inhabitat.

5.      Rainforests are being destroyed… Georgia Pacific, Texaco and Unocal. Is a quote from the website Rain Tree, with no known author.

6.      The graph Cause of Deforestation in the Amazon, 2000-2005 comes from the website

Nksandeep’s Blog.

7.      60-70 percent of deforestation in the… and future clearing for settlement and farming. Is a quote from the website Mongabay, in an article titled "Deforestation in the Amazon” written by Rhett Butler.

8.      The picture Animals of the Rainforest comes from the website Law in Action.

9.      Experts estimate that we… equates to 50,000 species a year. Is a fact from the website Rain Tree, with no known author. 

10.  The picture Deforestation come from the website The Guardian.

11.  Each and every person in the United States… world and their people can be saved. Is a quote from the website Rain Tree, with no known author. 

Found poem 1:

“Death of a Forest” is a found poem composed with language taken from Trancoso, R.  Deforestation and Conservation in Major Watersheds of the Brazilian Amazon, Werth, D., & Avissar, R. Effects of Amazon Deforestation, and Fearnside, P. M. Brazil’s Evolving Proposal to Control Deforestation: Amazon Still At  Risk. 

Found poem 2:

“Our Loss” is a found poem composed of language from taken from the websites Rain Tree, Ecuador Explorer, and Deforestation in the Amazon.