The issue of this reading is the deforestation going on in Haiti. It is caused do to poverty and lack of electricity they need to burn wood for food and warmth. They experience many disasters a year just recently the August 2021 earthquake that had…
I have talked to you about not being able to include images in my post or a featured image Haiti has multiple problems facing it as of right now, the main ones being deforestation, soil erosion, and pollution. Deforestation and soil erosion go hand-in-hand since…
Dear Editor, my name is Dexter I’m in grade 9 and I think we should be offering be offering this cheaper electricity to our citizen’s of Haiti. Haiti has experienced many disasters over the last couple of decades. They have experienced political and natural disasters…
Calcium– Calcium is important in soil because it helps loosen the soil to allow the soil to hold more water and nutrients. Calcium can improve the health of the soil because it moves the sodium out of place, which allows clay particles to pile together.…
To the editor: I believe that solar power should be offered to Haitian residents for a cheap price. Haiti is a poor company with 59% of their residents living below the poverty line. To people with this low of an income, affording electricity can be…
*(IMAGES WILL NOT WORK, CAN’T INCLUDE ANY) Deforestation and subsequent soil erosion is a very big issue in Haiti. It stems back to the charcoal industry cutting down a large number of trees over a long period of time. This issue could have many ties…
My first activists are Aiden McIntyre and Dr. Foran. In 2019, they made a document full of the issues in Haiti with explanations as to exactly what is happening and what has happened in the country of Haiti to cause the soil erosion. It goes…
Someone I found who is trying to fix the eroded soil in Haiti is Aiden McIntyre and Dr. Foran. Aiden McIntyre and Dr. Foran wrote a 25-page PDF in 2016 about soil erosion and deforestation in Haiti. The PDF explains what is happening to the…
The primary limiting factor in Haiti right now is deforestation and soil erosion. Deforestation means that there are less trees for the wildlife of Haiti to live in and/or around, and soil erosion means it’s more difficult for some plants which other organisms rely on…
Haiti is home to a wide variety of wildlife and it is a country filled with biodiversity. Haiti is a tropical country with a mild habitat which allows many types of plants and animals to thrive there.
Soil erosion has led to many rocks and large piles of sand rolling off hills into streams and rivers below. These waterways then become clogged and decreases the amount of water flowing through that area. if the waterways are clogged fish and other species that…
Many animals rely on tress and crops to feed their families and themselves. Soil erosion ruins soil that crops need to grow and produce food. Not only do animals lose their food source but some also lose their habitats. Without crops to feed small animals…
Deforestation is a massive issue in Haiti rooting back to the Colonial Period, where the mass deforestation was facilitated by the African slaves who were held captive. Haiti is an island nation in the Caribbean directly beside the Dominican Republic. Haiti has 11.4 million people,…
This Haitian government really needs to it step up, there country is getting destroyed there wont be any government in 30 years if they don’t do anything! the country will just be destroyed and the Dominican Republic will just buy it and plant trees and…
Soil erosion has been a problem in Haiti because of deforestation. Soil in erosion started in 2015. Soil erosion has washes away about 15,000 acres of topsoil each year. 70% of all Haitians depend on growing crops to feed their families and sell to other…
