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20 lut 2024 · The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” is facing a grave threat from deforestation. In this article, we present 11 crucial facts about Amazon deforestation that shed light on the alarming rate at which this vital ecosystem is disappearing.
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12 maj 2023 · Deforestation can happen naturally, for example, when forests are destroyed by wildfires, disease, or insect infestations. However, human activities like logging, mining, and agriculture are the main drivers of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest and globally.
8 lis 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 increasingly disconnected and ...
Shockingly, the first 9 months of 2022 saw the highest recorded deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon since 2016. The main causes of deforestation are cattle ranching and agriculture, the building of roads and other infrastructure, illegal logging, mining, and land grabbing and speculation.
21 lis 2022 · Deforestation in the Amazon has numerous effects on the ecosystems surrounding the rainforest. Deforestation causes erosion, loss of nutrients, loss of biodiversity, and sediment build-up in the Amazon River.
15 wrz 2022 · Rising temperatures and altered rain patterns in the Amazon due to global warming and further deforestation will slowly but surely have an impact on the region's forests, water availability, biodiversity, agriculture, and human health.
20 sie 2024 · The Amazon rain forest absorbs one-fourth of the CO2 absorbed by all the land on Earth. The amount absorbed today, however, is 30% less than it was in the 1990s because of deforestation. A major motive for deforestation is cattle ranching.
