Rain Forests In Mexico
Rain Forest In Mexico:
San Luis y Hidalgo:La Huasteca
Oaxaca: Chimalapas
Veracruz: Catemaco
Querétaro: Sierra Gorda
Chiapas: Lacandona
Etc..( Oaxaca,Yucatan, Michoacan, Jalisco, Nayarit)
Biodiversity: The term biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems.
Chiapas / Lacandon:
.The Lacandon is the largest montane rainforest in North America is has a very extensive biodiversity, although the reserve has been destroyed almost 50% and damaged continues.
Climate: The rainforest has humid, warm and semi warm weather, principally warm humid climate with an average temperature above 22 ° C .The rains reach 1,500 mm above the annual values and reach up to 3,000 mm in the north area.
Geographic Context: It has 957 240 hectares , representing almost 13 % of the state of Chiapas, The region is populated by the Mayan people Lacandon , that´s where it comes the name. The Lacandon Jungle comes from the south of Chiapas to the east of Guatemala.
Fauna: The Lacandon rainforest is one of the last ones left large enough to support jaguars.The forest has 33% of all Mexican bird species, 25% of all Mexican animal species, 44% of all Mexican diurnal butterflies and 10% of all Mexico's fish species.There are 70 species of mammals ( jaguars, panthers, spider monkey, etc...), 306 types of birds (scarlet macaw, real toucan, etc...) and a large variety of reptiles (boa constrictor, the coral snake, etc...), and also insects ( black widow, butterflies, etc...) , One of the most importants animals of the jungle is the jaguar,There are two to five jaguars per 100 square kilometers of forest.
Endangered species: 70 kinds of mammals like the river otter , red howler monkey , spider monkey, jaguar, puma, ocelote , jaguarundi , tapir and white-lipped peccary, 306 Species Birds, like the red macaw , toucan, and a lot of reptiles like the nauyaca , the boa constrictor and the coral snake , addition to many amphibians and insects.They are in danger of extinction because of the change in climate, hunting, destruction and modification of their habitat.
Flora:The Lacandon Jungle is home to more species of plants that all states of northern Mexico together. In one hectare of the Lacandona Jungle there are 267 plant species , of which 160 are trees. That means that the Lacandon Jungle is the place with the highest density of plants worldwide (ferns , bromeliads , orchids, etc.). One of the characteristics of the Lacandon jungle is that the trees are really tall.The forest is also known as the “pharmacy of the world”, because of the diversity of medicinal plants you can find.
Deforestation: The hypothesis of the lacandon to disappear in 30 years is nowrelevant again. In the seventies the Lacandon forest had around one million 372 thousand hectares. Now, the Lacandon tropical rain forest has just 900 thousand hectares. This means that in approximately 30 years the Lacandon forest lost about 472 thousand hectares. This is because it has many precious woods with a high value that are extracted illegally , and 90% of the external people (not the Lacandon tribe) are practicing agriculture and livestock inside the reserve. This causes the loss of many resources and many trees. Although cut trees are
permitted with the necessary supervision and with especial permissions of the government ,some others cut more number of trees than the ones they have permitted. If they don't solve the problems mentioned affecting the Selva Lacandona, this supplier of environmental services (water and oxygen), and regulating the global climate in the worls, will sone be gone.
Lacandon Tribe: The Lacandons are one of the Maya peoples that live in the jungles of the Mexican state of Chiapas. Their homeland, the Lacandon Jungle expands along the Mexican side of the Usumacinta River. The Lacandons are one of the most culturally conservative of Mexico's native people. Almost extinct in 1943, today their population has grown significantly, yet remains small, at approximately 650 speakers of the Lacandon language.The Lacandon have long been speaking Mayan language and they have adopted some words of Chól and Tzeltal. They dress with a large piece of cloth in white. They are historic hunter-gatherers and agriculturalists. They were at one time either mobile or sedentary. The Lacandon would make the forest to raise crops, but they would also hunt and fish.They also had no need for a structured economy because they have their own sources.
Internal solutions: WWF-Carlos Slim Foundation is helping:
1.- By supporting the authorities in shares of inspection, monitoring and resolution of invasions.
2. Knowledge of the current state of stocks indicator 6 endangered species, including the scarlet macaw, jaguar, tapir, river crocodile, spider monkey and ape sarahuato.
3. Monitoring the health of terrestrial ecosystems.
4. Control of invasive species.
Contrarrest:
Wildfires.
Changing land use.
Deforestation and habitat fragmentation and Pollution of rivers.
Illegal extraction of plants and animals in natural areas Protected (ANP).
Invasive species.
Irregular Settlements.
Lack of adaptation strategies to climate change.
Lack of alternatives for sustainable development for communities.
External Solutions: ¡Que Viva la Selva Lacandona!, is a foundation by Ricardo Salinas with the help of the government of Chiapas. These founda tion gives conferences to schools, about the importance of taking care of the environment and how daily actions impact on the jungle.
What can we do?:
Work to get your school to participate in Meatless Mondays or add vegetarian options to their menu.
Recycle the paper, these may not stop the cut of trees but it can regulate it, recycling 1 paper can make a huge impact.
Plant a tree and take care of it.
Buy products from companies committed to using sustainably produced palm oil in their products.
Donate money to the organizations that help and protect animals and plants in extinction.
Conclusion: The Lacandon rainforest is very important for the Mexicans and the world, that's why know we have to start to conserve this huge forest with a extensive amount of species of animals and plants ,but we have to make an impact right where we are now in our house or or school alone or with our friends. Selva Lacandona is what makes Mexico one of the world's megadiverse countries in the world, and how fast we are destroying this wonderful place.
Queretaro/Sierra gorda
It’s located in the North-east of Queretaro. With an extension of 383,567 hectares and fill the 32% of the state. It got extensive landscapes and a great ecological diversity and an excellent conservation.
Fauna: contains 360 species of birds, 130 mammals and about 100 species of amphibians and reptiles registered . Counts with some rare and endangered species like the “Guacamaya verde”, “el oso negro”, “la nutria”, “el mono araña”, “el puerco espín”, “el tucan verde”, “la mariposa humboldt”, and the 30% of the butterflies stop on the sierra gorda while migrating.
Flora: It's possible to find 1,700 species of vascular plants.Some endangered as the giant barrel cactus , the belfry , the writing stick, mangolia , zapote , guayame , maguey , ocotillo, etc .. .Almost 70 % of the state is made up of plants.
Endangered species in sierra gorda: a type of butterfly , some arthropods and cave fish. Last May was pre- sented a new species of crustacean , also endemic Extras river , a few months of discovery , is now endangered by the imminent construction of a dam here, here are some felines: onca panther, yagouaroundi puma, and ocelot, and some other animals like odocoileus virginianus (deer), manati (bear), some birds like trogon elegans, ara militaris, crax rubra.
Solution: In this Area the diversity is big, but it can come to an end if we don't take care of it. Endangered species need to have a special care. People in the reserve can take care of them ,such as the butterflies in danger of extinction, and help them to reproduce so the specie doesn’t disappear from the Sierra gorda or maybe from all mexico. When humans alter the environment, there will be consequences, maybe for good, maybe not, or maybe there will be advantages and disadvantages. A great example are dams. Because of a new dam on the Sierra gorda, a type of cave fish seems affected by the new human’s alteration in the environment. If you alter nature, you must compensate it with a good action for getting a less bad effect on the environment.
