Journey To The Center Of The Amazon Researchers journey along
the Transamazon Highway to learn about deforestation and the
logging industry The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical
rainforest on Earth and home to millions of species. Yet,
deforestation, or the clearing of forested areas, poses a threat
to the livelihood of the forest. "The prime global consequence
of Amazonian deforestation is loss of the world’s greatest
repository of biodiversity," said Robert Walker, a Geography
professor at Michigan State University. "The forest also
provides for significant carbon storage, and its conversion
intensifies global warming. On a continental scale, loss of the
Amazonian forest impacts climate with drier conditions."
Although researches use satellite imagery to track
deforestation, it is unclear as to who is causing the
deforestation, under what circumstances and the relationship of
deforestation to road-building activities. The best way to find
answers was to visit the Amazon and gather information about