Understanding the Cross Cutting Issues Involved
Social Impacts
The social consequences of deforestation:
Displacement of people (loss of farmland, forest resources, etc).
Social conflicts and struggles over land and natural resources.
Conflicts over racial and ethnic rights.
Poisoning from oil and mining waste.
Economic uncertainty (price fluctuations and high interest rates on outstanding international loans with The World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
Loss of culture (indigenous peoples subsistence living in the rainforest). People who live in the rainforest depend on the natural environment for food, shelter, materials for cooking, clothing, etc. If the forest is cut down or if their environment becomes polluted from oil extraction and mining, they are forced to move or risk starvation and sickness.
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Rainforest Destruction
