people of the rainforest
The Amazon forest: global importance
The Amazon spans 6.74 million square kilometers, taking in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, French Guiana. It is the largest tropical rainforest and spectacular in the world, representing over 40% of tropical forests world.
But despite the clarity of the vast Amazon, human activity, including logging, agricultural expansion and development of infrastructure, destroyed a significant amount of forests since 1960. Humans have lived in the Amazon for thousands of years, but the forest remained largely intact until about 50 years ago.
Deforestation has been a growing problem in the past five decades and it is estimated that about one fifth of original forest already gone. Why is this a problem and why people living across the world's attention?
Well, first of all, the world's rainforests are absolutely vital to curb global warming because they absorb and store carbon dioxide. But once a tree is cut down and burned or left to the putrefaction the stored carbon is released into the atmosphere. This means that the trees that once helped to reduce greenhouse gases contribute to global warming now in its place. Deforestation is currently responsible for about 15% of global emissions of greenhouse gases.
Furthermore, tropical forests are called forests for a reason. They play a vital role in regulating climate by pumping large amounts of water vapor in the atmosphere and the water cycle driving regional. The Amazon acts as a global thermostat, air cooling and the generation of rainfall, which is important for agriculture in South America.
The Amazon forest is also home to about 30 million people, including Indian tribes that have depended on the forest for many generations. Amazon is a vital source of food, shelter and livelihoods. Its destruction threatens the access to these important resources, as traditional forms of life.
However, deforestation in the Amazon is not only a threat to the future of human beings. The forest is home to tenth of Earth's known species of plants and animals. Many of these can only be found in the Amazon and it is believed that thousands of species yet to be discovered by science.
The forest is also a source of value products in the United Kingdom, such as cocoa, nuts, fruit and wood – not to mention the hundreds of plants used to treat diseases, including cancer and heart problems as all this seems rather bleak on the surface, the good news is that it really is not too late to make a difference. Thanks to satellite monitoring of high-tech, both national and international initiatives to prevent the destructive actions such as illegal logging, Recent reports indicate that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is starting to decline,
That means you can not afford to sit back and watch. Unfortunately, many of the things we do here in the UK, as the things we buy, the food we eat and the energy we use, are having a negative effect on the Amazon. In making changes, large and small, in the way we live and support initiatives to help protect tropical forests, which can help stop their destruction. The Amazon and all the world's forests are essential for people and species around the planet and it is the duty of all to care for them.
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What three groups of people who use the Amazon forest?
as indigenous tribes These record companies, etc. local farmers. anywhere Web information about them to be nice. Thanls as Indian tribes, timber companies, local farmers etc.. any website with information about them would be good. thanks
They are 22 different indigenous groups (Baniwa, Kuripako, Dow, Hupdë, Nadöb, Yuhupde, Bare, Warekena, Arapaso, Bara, Barasana, Desana Karapanã, Kube, Makuna, Mirity-Tapu, Tapuya Pira, Siriano, Tariana, Tukano, Tuyuca, Wanan, Tatu, Taiwanese, Yurutí, Kakwa and Nukak) each speak their own language, which comes from three different language families
