Biodiversity in the Amazon Forest
What's in the Amazon Rainforest?
Facts about the Amazon rainforest
- Amazon forest covers half of Northwestern Brazil, extending to Columbia, Peru, and other South American countries.
- Worlds largest rainforest
- It is known for its biodiversity
- Criss-crossed with thousands of rivers
Important Information
- Filter and reprocess carbon dioxide
- Control local and regional climates
- Cure human individuals
- Scientist studies that some plant species have medical potential
Harmful Activities
- Selective logging
- Ground level forest fires
- Lack of policy framework
- Political instability
- Governmental entities to establish and enforce legislation for nature conservation, poverty, and inequality
- Gold mining
- Oil
- Overexploitation
Selective logging
The practice of cutting down one or two species of trees while leaving the rest intact.
Forest fire
An uncontrolled fire occurring in nature.
Policy framework
A logical structure that is established to organize policy documentation into groupings and categories that make it easier for employees to find and understand the contents of various policy documents.
Protection
- Government and local citizens share an integrated vision of conservation and development to promote transformational processes.
- Natural ecosystems are taken care of appropriately
- Tenure and the rights to land are planned carefully
Animals
Golden Lion Tamarin Monkey
A small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae.
Gorilla
Gorillas are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa.
Jaguar
A big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only extant Panthera species native to the Americas.
Plants
Lipstick Tree
Achiote is a shrub or small tree originating from the tropical region of the Americas.
Passion Fruit
Passiflora edulis is a vine species of passion flower that is native to Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina.
Water Lily
A genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae.