The future for this ecosystem does not look too bright if the current human impacts are not taken action against. If no further action is taken, the death of the Amazon is inevitable. As long as industrial benefits and economic profits are put forth as priorities, the Amazon will continue to suffer and although deforestation has decreased since 2004, 2000 square miles are still lost each year. The main factor of this forest clearing is due to cattle ranching and the high demand for beef all around the world. Cattle ranching isn’t a light issue because as demand for beef continues to increase, so will deforestation of the Amazon. This industrial “cash crop” already accounts for 70 percent of deforestation. Taking these factors into consideration, one can conclude that the forest is at a huge risk of vanishing during our lifetime.
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