Question

im writing a report on the causes of deforestation in the Amazonian rainforest. i need to explain how forest fires destroy the rainforest.
up to now ive wrote about how the farmers burn parts of the rainforest to use for farms cattle ranches and to grow crops is there anything else i cant find much info ive looked on Mongabay website but it doesnt really explain .
thankyou

Answer 1

In some of the areas where deforestation is taking place, people have been using the charcoal (produced by burning down the trees) for cooking their food and heating their homes.

http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
from http://www.google.com/search?q=burn+rainforest+for+charcoal&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Answer 2

i never thought of that thanks so much you guys are great id be lost without you i have now finished my essay hopefully i will get a good mark . fingers crossed! :)

Answer 3

You're welcome! Go get an A!!

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