Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia
WebThe Amazon rainforest, 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), of which 5,500,000 km 2 (2,100,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest.
Amazon Rainforest | Plants, Animals, Climate, & Deforestation
Web5 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 …
The Amazon Rainforest - National Geographic Society
WebThe Amazon Basin supports the world’s largest rainforest, which accounts for more than half the total volume of rainforests in the world. 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.
Amazon | Places | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Web2.7 million square miles in the Amazon basin, about 40% of South America. There is a clear link between the health of the Amazon and the health of the planet. The rain forests, which contain an estimated 150-200 billion tons of carbon, help …
Amazon Rainforest | The Nature Conservancy
WebThe Amazon rainforest is the largest remaining tropical forest on our planet. It is home to: 1/3 of the world’s species; 1/4 of the world’s freshwater; 1/5 of the world’s forests; 48 billion tons of carbon dioxide in its trees; 200 indigenous and traditional communities.
About the Amazon | WWF
WebNot only does the Amazon encompass the single largest remaining tropical rainforest in the world, it also houses at least 10% of the world’s known biodiversity, including endemic and endangered flora and fauna, and its river accounts for 15-16% of the world’s total river discharge into the oceans.
Rainforest and Amazon facts and information - National …
WebMay 15, 2019 · About 17 percent of the Amazonian rainforest has been destroyed over the past 50 years, and losses recently have been on the rise. Tropical rainforest now covers about six percent of Earth's...
The Amazon Rainforest - Mongabay
WebApr 4, 2024 · The Amazon is the world's biggest rainforest, larger than the next two largest rainforests — in the Congo Basin and Indonesia — combined. As of 2020, the Amazon has 526 million hectares of primary forest, which accounts for nearly 84% of the region's 629 million hectares of total tree cover.
The Amazon in crisis: Forest loss threatens the region and the …
WebDate: November 08, 2022. The numbers are devastating: 17% of Amazon forests have been wholly lost, and an additional 17% are degraded. And data from the first half of 2022 show the loss continuing to grow. The Amazon is in crisis as forests are threatened by deforestation, fires, and degradation; surface water has been lost; and rivers are ...
The Amazon rainforest: The wonders of Earth’s most unexplored ...
WebHelen Pilcher. Published: July 21, 2023 at 2:59 am. The Amazon rainforest is the largest remaining tropical rainforest in the world. It’s also the most biodiverse. One in ten of all known species are found here, including many that …
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