Carbon Cycle

Question 1

Amazon rainforest location

Answer 1

Spans over 5.5 million square kilometres across 9 countries in South America with 60% in Brazil

Question 2

How much carbon does the Amazon store

Answer 2

100 billion tonnes of CO2

Question 3

Species in the Amazon

Answer 3

Contains 1/10 of all known species

Question 4

Oxygen production in the Amazon

Answer 4

Produces approximately 20% of the worlds oxygen

Question 5

Deforestation in the Amazon

Answer 5

Around 10,000 square kilometres of the Amazon are deforested each year
17% of forest cover lost between 2001-2021 with cattle ranching being the main cause (65%)

Question 6

Management to protect the Amazon

Answer 6

Brazil created protected areas covering 44% of the rainforest including national parks.
Debt for nature swaps
Afforestation and selective logging