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Characteristics of the tropical rainforest Typeit
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Rainforests are chopped down for a number of reasons, and there are different reasons between each rainforest. For example, in the Amazon the greatest cause is for pasture for and Brazilian beef is exported all over the world. In Indonesia, one of the greatest threats is the production of oil, which is now found in many foods and cosmetics. As new uses for rainforests are found, deforestation rates increase accordingly. Constructing in rainforests opens them up for exploitation.
But sometimes the deforestation decreases; for example, if the government decides to enforce protection. During the late 2000s, the deforestation in the Amazon , even though people still wanted money to chop it down. But policy can change with new governments or leaders. For example, deforestation in Brazil has increased in recent years, in part because of the Temer administration in 2016, and the election of a new president in Brazil called Bolsonaro, who took office in 2019.
There are several high-profile agreements to protect certain species. One concerns the trade of species, abbreviated as - it covers about 183 parties and successfully helps protect high-profile species - but it is difficult to police and doesn't always fully guard against illegal activity. Another policy aims to stop the destruction of rainforest to preserve biodiversity and help mitigate climate change by paying governments to protect the forest. We abbreviate this scheme to .