ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

Environmental problems in Argentina


More than 16 million ha of forest cover lost between 1980 and 2000.

Deforestation and pollution are the main threats to Argentina's biodiversity and landscapes.

A census in 1914 revealed that Argentina had approximately 105 million ha of forest. Today, studies estimate a remaining 28 to 45 million ha. According to the UN Food and agriculture Organization (FAO), some 16,288,000 ha of Argentina’s forest cover have been lost between 1980 and 2000. 

Beans taking over forests

Research in Argentina has shown that deforestation due to agricultural expansion of soybean is threatening the Yungas cloud forest and the chaco ecoregion, one of the largest forested biomes (a major regional group of distinctive plant and animal communities) in South America.

In Argentina, while most recent expansion in soybean agriculture has relied on available agricultural land, there are aggressive targets to expand the agricultural area to increase soybean production for export.¹

The cattle threat

Beef production in Argentina also poses a threat to natural habitats. Beef ‘feeding’, located on land that used to compete with agricultural crops, has been concentrated in the Espinal Ecoregion (an area of thorny deciduous shrubland forest) threatening grasslands and forests.

Similar impacts have occurred with cattle ‘breeding’, which has expanded into the Chaco ecoregion and is threatening forests. These processes are closely linked with an increasing demand for suitable land for soy cropping.

Other environmental problems

Argentina also faces the issue of energy consumption and management and the inefficient use of non-renewable resources.

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LEONARDO DICAPRIO 

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio borned in November 11th of 1974,in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. DiCaprio is the only child of former comic book artist George DiCaprio and Irmelin DiCaprio.

 Leo is an American actor and film producer,he has been nominated for the Oscar nine times as an actor. DiCaprio is now one of the biggest movie stars in the world. He has had one of the most diverse careers in cinema. With a current salary of $20 million a movie.

Dicaprio is tall and slim , has a short brown hair, and he has beard with stunning features. Leo has got beautiful blue eyes and tanned skin with a tattoo, good looks are difficult to forget. Di caprio looks fantastic in expensive clothes, but he prefers casual clothes.

His friends say that he has got a fantastic sense of humor. He has very good relationship with his wife, because he says that the family is the most important. DiCaprio is passionate about environmental and humanitarian causes, having donated $1.000.000 to earthquake relief efforts in 2010, the same year he contributed $1.000.000 to the Wildlife Conservation Society. 

When leo has free time he always travels in his personal car and enjoys reading about technology a subject, that he kinds very interesting. He spends a lot of time going the gym and watching terror films. He believes that working hard is the only way to succeed in life.

Leonardo is a talented as well as a hamsome young actor. He is very sexy guy.