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The Environmental Problems of Mali and Honduras
By: Reid Evanich, By: Reid Evanich, Ryan Dirvin, Will Kerr, Ryan Dirvin, Will Kerr,
Alex Rankine, Alex Rankine, and Andrew Winterand Andrew Winter
Development
• The process of increasing national incomes, improving quality of life for all citizens, and increasing social status in the world.
Mali
• Capital-Bamako
• Population-12,666,987
• Located Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
History of Mali
• Became independent from France in 1960
• Dictatorship brought down 1991 by military coup. Ran by Amadou Toure
• Elections-free/fair
President Amadou Toumani Touré
Basic Environmental Issues
• Desertification, soil erosion, deforestation, loss of pastureland, poor water quality.
• Wildlife threatened by drought, poaching, and destruction of wildlife.
Deforestation
• Government lacks means to prevent cutting down trees for fire wood.
• 10.3% of Mali is forest
Poaching
• Authorities lack means to control poaching of prevented animals.
• Endangerd/extinct animals--cheetah, addax, elephant, Barbary sheep, and Sahara oryx
Waste
• Mali's cities produce about 0.4 million tons of solid waste.
• Poor water quality
• Majority of household-no running water.
Honduras• The capital is Tegucigalpa• Population=7,792,854
• Located on the Caribbean Sea between Guatemala and Nicaragua
History of Honduras
• Became independent in 1821 from Spain.
• Freely elected government in 1982.
• Hurricane Mitch-1998, killed 5,600, left $2,000,000,000 in damage.
President Manuel Zelaya
Basic Issues in the Environment
• Soil erosion, loss of fertility in soil (because of slash+burn cultivation), rapid depletion of forests, and waste has hurt Honduras.
Deforestation
• 1990-1995, rate of deforestation =2.34%
• About 200,000 acres of forest are cut down each year because of peasants searching for land/money.
Deforestation
• Illegal logging
• 85% of timber production is illegal
• Timber trade feeds corruption in government and other areas
Waste
• Cities produce 500,000 tons of waste a year.
• Air pollution results from lack of pollution control for industries and cars
Effects of Hurricane Mitch
Honduras Environment Map
Compare
• Both have problems with waste, deforestation, desertification, and soil erosion
• Also have problems with poaching of endangered/protected animals
Contrast
• Mali = landlocked—Honduras = coast– Mali relies more on resources in its own
country
• Honduras suffers from floods due to hurricanes
How Environment Effects Development
• Honduras—desertification and hurricanes cause destruction to crops/towns– This leads to poverty– Leads to deforestation, poaching, etc.
How Environment Effects Development
• Mali—drought, desertification, and soil erosion– Issues lead to poverty– Leads to deforestation, poaching, and poor
crop quality = no food
The Future
• Honduras—forests will be nearly gone– More polluted– Majority poor
• Mali—nearly desert– Decrease in water quality-pollution– Majority poor
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Encyclopedia of the Nations. 2009. Advameg, Inc. 2 June 2009.
<http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Honduras-ENVIRONMENT.html>
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