DBbrazil

=BRAZIL=


 * Primary doc 1 **

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This news story shows how climate change and other sources lead to record low heights of the Amazon River. Extreme weather has been occurring in the area in recent years because of the extreme weather pattern. Resulting from the droughts are extremities with needed aid. Food shortages have been recorded as well as deforestation caused by the droughts.


 * Primary doc 2 **

[|Environment]

This information from the library of congress describes the sources of help for the environment. Examples are given of groups and organizations fighting to save the environment in Brazil. There are also examples of laws and acts passed to help as well.


 * Artifact 1 **

[|Animal Trafficking video]

This video shows the dangerous popularity of illegal animal trafficking. Some animals are sold for a few dollars but others are sold for several thousand. This video highlights that this illegal trade has been given leniency from the government. This is partially because of the amount of money that this trade brings in.


 * Artifact 2 **

[|Worst Environment Impact Statistics]

This website shares its findings of the planet and the countries that destroy the environment the most. Brazil was ranked as #1 worst when it came to the environmental impact. This is mostly because of the deforestation in the rainforest.


 * Artifact 3 **

[|Environmental Issues]

This is a compilation of the different environmental issues currently taking place in Brazil. Some of these issues impact not only the people in Brazil but everyone in the world. Other issues contribute to how the people in Brazil live, for example deforestation by slash and burn. This causes people to not only contribute to deforestation but it creates more land that has to be farmed, so it creates a different lifestyle for those people who become farmers.

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