Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia
Nine countries share the Amazon basin—most of the rainforest, 58.4%, is contained within the borders of Brazil. The other eight countries are Peru with 12.8%, Bolivia with 7.7%, Colombia with 7.1%, Venezuela with 6.1%, Guyana with 3.1%, Suriname with 2.5%, French Guiana with 1.4% and Ecuador with 1%.
Amazon Rainforest | Plants, Animals, Climate, & Deforestation
2024年11月27日 · In the 20th century, Brazil’s rapidly growing population settled major areas of the Amazon Rainforest. The size of the Amazon forest shrank dramatically as a result of settlers’ clearance of the land to obtain lumber and to create grazing pastures and farmland.
Amazon finally gets rain, but after 2 years of drought, it may
2024年10月30日 · Rain is finally coming to the drought-stricken Amazon. But it may not be enough. Nossa Senhora do Livramento community, located in the Manaus region of Brazil's Amazonas state. The record drought...
The Amazon in crisis: Forest loss threatens the region and the …
2022年11月8日 · The Amazon is in crisis as forests are threatened by deforestation, fires, and degradation; surface water has been lost; and rivers are increasingly disconnected and polluted. This immense pressure—if not slowed or stopped—will irreversibly damage the Amazon and the overall planet in the very near future.
Amazon deforestation at six-year-low in Brazil after plunging …
2023年8月4日 · Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66% last month compared to July 2022 and is now at its lowest rate in six years, according to preliminary data released by Brazil’s National...
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 Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement.
Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon Has Reached a Record High.
2022年8月24日 · New data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research shows that more than 3,980 square kilometers of the Amazon—an area five times the size of New York City—were cleared in the first...
Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling ...
1 天前 · BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The next United Nations climate conference, COP30, will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread deforestation mainly driven by cattle farming has turned the surrounding rainforest from a …
Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023 - BBC
2024年1月12日 · The rate of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell by nearly 50% in 2023 compared to the previous year, space agency data suggests.
Amazon | Places | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
In Brazil, through the Amazon Region Protected Areas (ARPA) program, WWF worked to support and expand a network of parks covering 154 million acres of forest. This area is over 50% larger than the US National Park System.