Amazon Basin and Biome
(Latin America & Caribbean Geographic)
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Deforestation
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An estimated 13 million hectares of forests were lost each year between 2000 and 2010 due to deforestation. In tropical rainforests particularly, deforestation continues to be an urgent environmental issue that jeopardizes people’s livelihoods, threatens species, and intensifies global warming. Forests make a vital contribution to humanity, but their full potential will only be realized if we halt deforestation and forest degradation. (WWF Global)
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10 Facts about the Amazon
- 10 Facts about the AmazonMost people understand that the Amazon is Earth's largest rainforest, but here are ten other facts you should know about the Amazon. (Mongabay.com)
Mongabay news
- Mongabay newsMongabay.com is one of the world's most popular environmental science and conservation news sites. The news and rainforests sections of the site are widely cited for information on tropical forests, conservation, and wildlife.