ROOTS
•Teach
•Restore
•Encourage
•Establish
•Support
By: Brendan Carroll, Byron Reding, Jesse
Detulio, Anthony DeApolo, Shannon Ellis
MISSION STATEMENT
We are rebuilding lives and
the rainforest from the "roots"
up. Through tireless
conservation, education, and
reforestation, we are
committed to saving the
rainforest and ensuring a secure and better
future for all. Our basic operation can be
identified by TREES: Teach, Restore, Encourage,
Establish and Support.
Situation
•Deforestation and habit loss is
a serious issue in Paraguay
•35% of the Atlantic Forest was
lost in Paraguay between 1989
and 2003.
•Flooding and natural disasters has also been
effecting the forests of Paraguay
•the Upper Parana Atlantic Forest in Paraguay
has one of the highest rates of deforestation in
Latin America
Main Languages
• Paraguayan Guaraní, is,
alongside Spanish, one of the
official languages of Paraguay
• Paraguay's constitution is
bilingual
• State-produced textbooks are
typically half in Spanish and
half in Guaraní
Paraguay Flag
Video on Deforestation
• Shows how deforestation is forcing
a tribe to leave land that has been
occupied by them for generations
•http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen
t/video/2010/sep/28/deforestationparaguay
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<http://www.traveletiquette.co.uk/EtiquetteParaguay.html>.
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<http://www.indexmundi.com/paraguay/environment_current_issues.html>.
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Social Culture
•Strong national
identity dating back
to the first colonists
•Strongly Family
Oriented
•Large gap between
rich and poor
Cultural History
• Spanish explorers married native
Guarani women in early 15th
century
• Gained independence from Spain
and Argentina in 1811
• National Identity is shaped by
struggles of the early colonists
Demographics
• Population estimated at 5.2 million (1999)
• Approx. 95% of population is Mestizo (Half
Spanish, Half Guarani)
• About 95% of the population is less than 60
yrs. old
• Less than 3% of the population lives in the
area known as the “Chaco”
• The Chaco is 61% of land area in Western
Paraguay