Talk:Deforestation in Central America

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Summary of edits

I have added fact-based and unbiased information to the article based on the given heading. The information increases the magnitude or comprehensiveness of deforestation in Central America.

History section In history, I have included various aspects like the causes, people that are responsible, and the rates of deforestation.

Global impact section In global impact, I have incorporated various aspects that deforestation in the region has caused, leading to environmental, economic, and social impacts to the community across the globe.

Scientific background linked to deforestation section I have also added another section to this article that was not implemented before, which was, the “Scientific Background linked to Deforestation”. In this section I explain the many scientific aspects that are involved and associated with deforestation. In the first paragraph noted, I describe that the process of removing trees in the environment is connected to the increase of greenhouse effect in which in turn, plays a factor of the earth starting to warm up. This then is linked to having adverse effects and portraying climate change problems. In the second paragraph of this section, I noted irregular rates and processes of soil erosion that are connected to deforestation and how it incorporates implications with the following vegetations/species health of that environment. In the last paragraph for this section, I incorporated pieces of information that were pertained to groundwater levels available and that the lack of trees available in the region would relate to a loss of water vapour in the atmosphere.

Effort to reverse the effects section In the effort to reverse the effects of deforestation, I have added some evidence-based approaches that can be implemented to help reduce deforestation in the region from various government parties and organizations like that of Conservation International and Trees for the Future. I have also added additional references to the all the other sections, as suggested from peer reviewers. This is to maintain a certain variety of sources and provide a certain level of information that is sufficient for the following sections. Overall, I have adjusted and changed the following information in the sections to be not as biased and more fact based and in general, to represent the idea and not to be as looked like my own opinion.

In the old version, it is to be noted that some sources were not as reputable and can be tracked to have no secondary sources that are reliable and backed up. Lastly, observing the images/media included in the original article, there was only 1 present. I inserted five additional images that related to the following topic. One of which, I connected to the History section, in which provides in example of deforestation for the purpose of cattle ranching in these regions. I stated that in these regions of Central America, people preform acts of deforestation for agriculture purposes, so this in turn gives the reader an effective visual to further understand what is occurring. The second free license image I included was a picture of spider monkeys in Honduras. The image depicts the following animals like that of the spider monkeys, that are endangered or close to extinction due to deforestation processes of that region. The third free license image I included was an image of flooding occurring, the fourth free licensed image is soil erosion and the fifth was an image of an environmental group planting trees. This as a result, gives the reader a better idea of the animals affected by these processes and thus, will make others aware of the affects we do to our surrounding environments every day. Otherwise, provide an insightful perspective of a small lens to a bigger picture/issue compared to previously in the original article.

Please notify me for any additional adjustments I should make to the article and/or provide me with some additional knowledge on the topic. Please and thank you. User:Sltannaeemi(talk)