THE  AMAZON  RAINFOREST

         The Amazon is reaching an irreversible tipping point. Deforestation in the first half of 2022 was 3 times higher than in the first half of 2017. Deforestation has been increasing year on year for the last 5 years, with no signs of slowing down. Fires continue to spread further every summer. We need to act now. Without the Amazon, we lose the fight against climate change.

Why Is The Amazon Rainforest Important

      South America’s Amazon contains nearly a third of all the tropical rainforests left on Earth. Despite covering only around 1% of the planet’s surface, the Amazon rainforest is home to 10% of all the wildlife species we know about – and probably a lot that we don’t know yet. On average, a 'new' species of animal or plant is being discovered in the Amazon every 3 days. However, tragically, because huge parts of the rainforest are being destroyed so fast, we may never know all the riches it holds.

     The Amazon is of vital importance because people around the world, as well as locally, depend on the rainforest. Not just for food, water, wood and medicines, but to help stabilise the climate around 76 billion tonnes of carbon is stored in the Amazon rainforest., The trees in the Amazon also release 20 billion tonnes of water into the atmosphere per day, playing a critical role in global and regional carbon and water cycles.

About The Amazon

   This vast untamed wilderness is under increasing threat from huge-scale farming and ranching, infrastructure and urban development, unsustainable logging, mining and climate change. Just two quick facts to give you an idea of what’s at stake here.  1) The Amazon has more species of primate than anywhere else on Earth.  2) You can find more types of ant on one tree in the Amazon than you can in some whole countries.

Where is Amazon forest in which country?

     The Amazon covers a huge area (6.7 million sq km) of South America. Nearly 60% of the rainforest is in Brazil, while the rest is shared among eight other countries Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and French Guiana, an overseas territory of France.

What Is Special About The Amazon Forest?

     The Amazon is one of the world's richest and most-varied ecosystems, Home to over 40,000 plant species, 3,000 fish species, 1,300 bird species, 430 mammals and an amazing 2.5 million different insect species!

Is Amazon Rinforest Man Made?

   Yet it is actually man-made, one of thousands of earthworks built by remarkable but little-known ancient societies. The Amazon prior to the arrival of Europeans in the Americas in 1492 is commonly depicted as a pristine wilderness dotted with small, simple communities.

What Country Owns The Amazon Rainforest?

   The Amazon is a vast biome that spans eight rapidly developing countries Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname—and French Guiana, an overseas territory of France.

How Dark Is Amazon Forest?

 Amazing Facts About the Amazon Rainforest.It's really dark at the bottom

   Throughout large parts of the Amazon, the forest floor is almost completely black as only 1% of sunlight can make it through the thick canopy. In fact, when it rains it takes around 10 minutes for water to seep down to the shrubbery below.