User:Shaykip/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest


 * Article Evaluation
 * Could possibly add more recent information regarding the effects of deforestation in the Amazon, might be able to add more sections


 * Sources
 * https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/deforestation.php
 * https://sentientmedia.org/amazon-deforestation/
 * https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/publicrelations/pressreleases/021522amazon.html

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Deforestation and Climate Change


 * Article Evaluation
 * Could possibly expand on the direct effect on habitat, add section titled "habitat loss", has a few sections, possibly incorporate more of the global impact, look at countries in depth


 * Sources
 * https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-the-relationship-between-deforestation-and-climate-change/
 * https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/deforestation/
 * https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R41144.pdf

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Habitat destruction


 * Article Evaluation
 * Could use more information regarding global warming, fix up the presentation of the "Destruction of Populations" section, add more recent information from today


 * Sources
 * https://www.environment911.org/The_Causes_of_Habitat_Destruction
 * https://animalsurvival.org/habitat/
 * https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/deforestation-and-forest-degradation

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Deforestation in the United States


 * Article Evaluation
 * One of the shorter articles, only has a few sections, could definitely add a lot of new information, maybe mention the causes of deforestation in the United States a bit more in depth, explain the effects on wildlife, people, etc., incorporate statistics


 * Sources
 * https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/USA/?category=forest-change
 * https://www.greenandgrowing.org/deforestation-united-states-environment/
 * https://www.usaid.gov/biodiversity/illegal-logging-and-deforestation

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation


 * Article Evaluation
 * Talks about the history of REDD and its purpose, could provide a section discussing other organizations similar to REDD, many of the information is up to date, discusses deforestation and forest degradation on a global scale


 * Sources
 * https://www.fao.org/redd/en/
 * https://unfccc.int/topics/land-use/workstreams/redd%2B/reducing-emissions-from-deforestation
 * https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22168380/
 * https://carbonfund.org/reducing-emissions-from-deforestation-and-forest-degradation/