Ecosystems - Amazon Rainforest, Brazil Flashcards
What is the importance of tropical rainforests?
provides tourism and employment
How have international corporations reduce illegal logging?
International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006
How many species of plant live in the Amazon?
60,000
How many people live in the Amazon?
20 million
What percentage of the Amazon is already lost?
20%
What is selective logging?
- fully grown trees are logged every 30 years
- new trees are grown in a nursery and planted
- prevents soil erosion and promotes sustainability
What minerals are extracted from the rainforest?
gold, iron, copper, diamonds, uranium and tin
What percentage of gold production is in Brazil?
20%
How many uncontacted tribes live in the Amazon?
65
How many tribes have been lost since human contact?
1200 —> 400 = 800 tribes
How many prescription drugs are found in rainforests?
120
How big is the Amazon Rainforest?
1 billion acres
What percentage of the world’s oxygen comes from the Amazon Rainforest?
20%+
How much rainforest land is lost every second?
1.5 acres
What percentage of drugs are found in rainforests?
25%
