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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.
During the early 2000s, deforestation in the Amazon rainforest showed an increasing trend, with an annual rate of 27,423 km 2 (10,588 sq mi) of forest loss recorded in 2004. Subsequently, the annual rate of forest loss generally slowed between 2004 and 2012, although there were spikes in deforestation rates in 2008, [ 57 ] 2013, [ 58 ] and 2015.
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.
18 sie 2020 · Discover the rich 200-million-year history of the Amazon rainforest and get inspired to support the ongoing movement to protect this beautiful, vital ecosystem.
19 gru 2019 · Scientists have used satellites to track the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest for several decades — enough time to see some remarkable shifts in the pace and location of clearing. During the 1990s and 2000s, the Brazilian rainforest was sometimes losing more than 20,000 square kilometers (8,000 square miles) per year, an area nearly the ...
In the past three decades, clearing and degradation of the state’s forests have been rapid: 4,200 square kilometers cleared by 1978; 30,000 by 1988; and 53,300 by 1998. By 2003, an estimated 67,764 square kilometers of rainforest—an area larger than the state of West Virginia—had been cleared.
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 ...
