Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia
The 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 …
Amazon Rainforest | Plants, Animals, Climate, & Deforestation
5 天之前 · 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 …
Brazil's forests - WorldRainforests.com
2020年8月14日 · Brazil holds about one-third of the world's remaining primary tropical rainforests, including about 60% the Amazon rainforest. Terrestrially speaking, it is also the most …
Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon Has Reached a Record High.
2022年8月24日 · Scientists warn that the world’s largest rain forest is approaching a critical tipping point past which there could be severe, irreversible consequences for the planet.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is down to lowest …
2024年8月8日 · BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released …
Amazon rainforest in Brazil – statistics & facts | Statista
2024年1月10日 · Commonly referred to as the lungs of our planet, this rainforest harbors the most diverse ecosystem in the world. Spanning across nine South American countries, the …
Amazon rainforest fires 2022: Facts, causes, and climate impacts
2022年9月5日 · The rampant destruction of the Amazon is pushing the rainforest toward a climate tipping point of no return. In the last 40 years, the Amazon has already had approximately 17% …
Amazon Rainforest | The Nature Conservancy
While the Amazon rainforest is one of the most important places on Earth, it is also one of the most threatened. Brazil has already lost 20% of its rainforest to deforestation, making the …
4 Strategies Brazil can Employ to Protect the Amazon Rainforest
2021年9月3日 · The Amazon rainforest plays a critical role in constraining the effects of climate change. And with 60% of the forest within Brazil’s borders, the Latin American country is key …
Brazil plans new reserves to curb deforestation near contested …
4 天之前 · A recent study by Imazon, a Brazilian conservation nonprofit, identified a vast and largely undocumented network of roads in the rainforest, running a combined length of 3.46 …