tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post8891994839788659121..comments2023-10-26T08:26:21.572-04:00Comments on The Jolly Green General: Great Website about RainforestsJim caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08951841123149476854noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-57335165200788964982010-02-15T21:51:19.129-05:002010-02-15T21:51:19.129-05:00I thought the article titled "Commodity trade...I thought the article titled "Commodity trade and urbanization, rather than rural poverty, drive deforestation", to be very informative in regards to the major culprits of deforestation. This article demonstrates that rural depopulation and growing urbanization will lead to exponentially more rapid deforestation than rural slash and burn agriculture. Urban consumers typically demand Taylor Malonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-78168504174375061692010-02-15T21:41:51.929-05:002010-02-15T21:41:51.929-05:00After reading of the logging crisis in Madagascar,...After reading of the logging crisis in Madagascar, the future looks bleak for the island's rainforests and biodiversity levels. Being an island, many of its species are endemic and will face extinction if the current logging practices continue unchecked. While money from more developed nations and NGO's had provided incentives for Madagascar to preserve its rainforests, the political Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01006796217886372052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-3338808400203084242010-02-15T20:31:44.657-05:002010-02-15T20:31:44.657-05:00I found the article titled "Cheerios maker li...I found the article titled "Cheerios maker linked to rainforest destruction" particularly informative and also slightly disturbing. This article first caught my eye because I love cereal and I was horrified to find out that General Mills was buying palm oil that is irresponsibly-sourced, meaning that its production emits a significant amount of greenhouse gases. We talk about how Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-37239273089095781112010-02-15T16:43:59.470-05:002010-02-15T16:43:59.470-05:00I agree with everyone that this website is a great...I agree with everyone that this website is a great resource for research on rainforests. I found the article, “How to end Madagascar’s logging crisis,” particularly interesting since it addresses the negative influence of political instability that is so common in developing countries. Madagascar experienced a military coup in March of last year, and as a result of the shift in political power, Caitiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235982690612321467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-31179213677219806942010-02-15T13:57:18.161-05:002010-02-15T13:57:18.161-05:00On a similar strain to Jarett, I also found the ar...On a similar strain to Jarett, I also found the article entitled "Amazon rainforest will bear cost of biofuel policies in Brazil" incredibly interesting. It is ironic how a policy initiative that many hail as being strongly related to helping Brazil become one of the world's more environmentally friendly nations can actually have a strong backlash. Using biofuels means that crops Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555184591891270339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-87237969019318008132010-02-15T08:33:10.204-05:002010-02-15T08:33:10.204-05:00I was amazed (and looking back it should have been...I was amazed (and looking back it should have been pretty obvious) at how intimately the protection of rainforests and other environmental resources are correlated to political stability. Reading the piece on Madagascar's logging crisis showed how political instability leads to deforestation for timber, increased poaching for game meats, and catalyzes a steep decline in tourism. It will be Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815686274848666723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-60399134457595703202010-02-12T13:37:09.468-05:002010-02-12T13:37:09.468-05:00The article I found particularly interesting on th...The article I found particularly interesting on the fairly extensive website pertains to google's hiring of a company out of Massachusetts (Clark Labs) to enhance their deforstation monitoring capabilities on the Google Earth Engine. By doing so, the engine would become similar to GIS, allowing for istant response from the Amazon regarding forest degradation, analyzing vegetation, and Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13618944941450830385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-57043654645668995552010-02-11T22:25:33.761-05:002010-02-11T22:25:33.761-05:00The article on an Indonesian government report rec...The article on an Indonesian government report recommending a moratorium on peatlands conversion as a cost-effective method for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia, since peatland conversion contributes to half of the 3rd largest greenhouse gas emitting country's total greenhouse gas emissions, but accounts for only 1% of the GDP. The report suggests swapping with oil palm stuttsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803976105101591129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-61280423324712928552010-02-11T19:36:49.010-05:002010-02-11T19:36:49.010-05:00I really like this website- mainly because it offe...I really like this website- mainly because it offers such a diverse background of information in relation to rainforests. From reading the 'half of indonesia species remina..." it appears that the pressures of deforestation stem from wood harvest and oil palm harvests. I found it surprising and even more distheartening that Indonesia is the world’s largest emitter of GHG's. Is there Hillarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-43463320688141955432010-02-10T23:53:43.230-05:002010-02-10T23:53:43.230-05:00One of the most interesting links on the website w...One of the most interesting links on the website was entitled "Amazon rainforest will bear cost of biofuel policies in Brazil." In this article, the author discusses the relationship between deforestation of the rain forrest and the incentives linked to biofuel production.<br /><br />This article caused me to think about the situation in the U.S. where tax and other business incentives JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426121888248581567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-8632590802341350012010-02-09T20:01:03.812-05:002010-02-09T20:01:03.812-05:00If you want to learn anything about rain forests, ...If you want to learn anything about rain forests, this website you want to go to. It has a tremendous amount of information available and provides links and more articles throughout the text. This would be a good site to go to to find data for a research project as well. The only problem I have with it is that there is too much info. I think it could be a little more organized so individuals can Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569477349164332790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-37985000998421796402010-02-09T19:58:34.573-05:002010-02-09T19:58:34.573-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569477349164332790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35974543.post-23119163815336616712010-02-09T10:31:19.246-05:002010-02-09T10:31:19.246-05:00The section of this website regarding "Disapp...The section of this website regarding "Disappearing Opportunities" shared some interesting facts about the "status" of rainforest deforestation, stating that "in most areas environmental degradation has yet to reach a crisis level where entire systems are collapsing." I am curious how much deforestation has to occur for degradation to be considered at a critical Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04475120524803814980noreply@blogger.com