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Palm oil is found in everyday objects, such as food, cosmetics, cleaning products, and biofuel. 87% of the world’s supply comes from Borneo and Malaysia. Unfortunately, the trees only grow in tropical forests. This causes major deforestation. If the palm oil industries continue with this…

Rain Forests in Borneo Being Torn Apart for Palm Oil

May 5, 2021

Deforestation is happening all over the world. This refers to the decrease in forest areas due to other uses, such as agriculture, mining, and urbanization. Since 1960, deforestation has been negatively affecting our world, hurting our natural ecosystems, climate and biodiversity. Borneo is the third…

Borneo’s Rain Forests Facing Extinction

May 5, 2021

This is a food web of animals that used to live in Haiti, when it had more biodiversity and there wasn’t soil erosion. Now that most of the trees are gone, a lot of these animals and plants no longer live in Haiti because their…

HAITI FOOD WEB

May 4, 2021

An estimated 15000 acres of topsoil are washed away each year in Haiti due to deforestation. Erosion due to deforestation is an on-going battle Haitians are facing as 70% of them rely on agriculture for there livelihood. With this only 30% of the land is…

SOIL EROSION IN HAITI

May 4, 2021

Did you know that seventy percent of Haitians rely on agriculture for their livelihoods? For many this is detrimental right now, as only thirty percent of land is good for cultivation in Haiti. Currently, they are experiencing ongoing soil erosion due to deforestation. The deforestation…

Soil erosion due to deforestation in Haiti

May 4, 2021