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amazonas rainforest

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amazonas rainforest

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  1. Amazonas the rainforest

  2. Where is it?

  3. How big is it? • Half a million square kilometers • 60% in brazilian lands • Also in Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana • Represents half of planet’s remaining forests • Largest tropical rainforest in the world • A lot of rivers. Main river is the Amazonas river that has several

  4. Biodiversity • A lot of animals: one in ten know species in the world lives in Amazon rainforest • One square kilometer contain 90790 tonnes of living plants

  5. Deforestation • is the conversion of forested areas to non-forested areas. The main sources of deforestation in the Amazon are human settlement and development of the land. • Almost 20000 km2 per year: environmentalproblem. • But nowadays this number has declined.

  6. Indians • They live in tribes. Some are big and some are small. • Have their own language, traditions, belief, … • Are not many nowadays • Some of them preffer not to have contact with the “real world”.

  7. Eco-tourism • Eco-tourism is one of the only ways locals generate income from the rainforest without disturbing the environment. • eco-tourist dollars support local economies, provide jobs, and encourage preservation efforts. • Amazon is the only place on Earth untouched by the Ice Age. Hence, it contains the natural heritage of 100-million years.

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