For a period of two years there will be a suspension of all authorizations and concessions for the commercial exploitation of mahogany. Those authorizations already granted will be respected during this period, however they will be put under a special supervision arrangement. These new guidelines set by the government has offered new hope for the longevity of the Amazon rainforest. The paradox involved with Amazon deforestation is that if enough is cleared within an area, it turns into desert. The climate is so hot that the heated ground creates an area of high pressure, not allowing rain clouds to pass over them.
Rainforests are non-renewable.
An increasing population is a cause of deforestation in Brazil. In many agricultural societies having many children is necessary and advantageous. This is also typical of Brazil. Since Brazil has a very unbalanced distribution of wealth, a population-poverty relationship has been established there. As read in Goodstein, this action towards population is a low investment strategy because parents are taking more time to raise children than to earning livings.