Abstract :
Earth's climate has been naturally changing over the billions of years of its history. This change has
been slow and gradual. However, over the past century the Earth's climate has undergone a drastic
change due to anthropogenic activities, and necessitated global conventions on controlling this climate
change. This human induced climate change is influenced by a variety of factors and are part of a
myriad complex mechanisms. One of them being imbalances induced in the Earth's natural systems by
anthropogenic activities. Large scale natural ecosystems which are responsible for the maintaining the
ecological and environmental balance of the Earth have been steadily shrinking. Since the latter half of
the last century the rate of their disappearance has undergone a sharp increase. The roots of this
phenomena lie in human's ever increasing population and sustaining its consequent needs. While
technological advances have ensured that the needs of the human population are met, however, this has
come at the cost of disrupting the natural balance of Earth, thereby, blatantly flouting the established
global conventions on sustainable development and climate change. This article traces this case
through the disappearance of the Amazon Rainforest due to anthropogenic influences and the role this
plays in contributing to global climate change.
Keyword :
Climate Change Sustainable Development Tragedy of Commons Amazon Fire Carbon Sink Deforestation