Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia
WEBThe Amazon rainforest, [a] also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [2] of which 6,000,000 km 2 (2,300,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest. [3]
Amazon Rainforest | Plants, Animals, Climate, & Deforestation
WEB6 days ago · Amazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological …
Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon Has Reached a Record High.
WEBAug 24, 2022 · Large-scale deforestation of the Amazon began in the 1960s, but it has accelerated under Bolsonaro, reaching a fifteen-year high in 2021. Since taking office in 2019, his government has scaled ...
Brazil: Amazon sees worst deforestation levels in 15 years - BBC
WEBNov 19, 2021 · Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has hit its highest level in over 15 years, official data shows. A report by Brazil's space research agency (Inpe) found that deforestation...
The Amazon Rainforest - National Geographic Society
WEBThe Amazon Rainforest. Occupying much of Brazil and Peru, and also parts of Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Suriname, French Guiana, and Venezuela, the Amazon River Basin is the world’s largest drainage system.
35 Incredible Amazon Rainforest Facts - I Heart Brazil
WEBMar 23, 2021 · About 67% of the rainforest is located in Brazil, while the rest spans 8 other countries, including Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, French Guiana, and Peru. If the Amazon rainforest was a country, it’d be the 9th biggest country in the world by size.
Brazil's Amazon: Deforestation 'surges to 12-year high' - BBC
WEBNov 30, 2020 · Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has surged to its highest level since 2008, the country's space agency (Inpe) reports. A total of 11,088 sq km (4,281 sq miles) of rainforest...
Brazil's forests - WorldRainforests.com
WEBAug 14, 2020 · About 80% of Brazil's tropical forest cover is found in the Amazon Basin, a mosaic of ecosystems and vegetation types including rainforests (the vast majority), seasonal forests, deciduous forests, flooded forests, and …
Amazon Deforestation and Climate Change - National …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · High on a tower overlooking the lush Amazon canopy, Gisele Bundchen and Brazilian climate scientist Antonio Nobre talk about the importance of the rainforest and the impact of cutting down its trees.
Amazon | Places | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
WEBSquirrel monkey in Amapá, Brazil. The Amazon contains millions of species, most of them still undescribed, and some of the world's most unusual wildlife. It is one of Earth's last refuges for jaguars, harpy eagles, and pink river dolphins, and …
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