It is estimated that about 15 percent of the greenhouse gasses that are released into our atmosphere are from deforestation from plantation agriculture (WWF). The Amazon Rainforest is known as a carbon sink, meaning that the trees here soak up carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses that pollute our atmosphere (WWF). With the increasing numbers of trees being cut down every day for the high supply and demand of the cash crops here, the amount of the greenhouse gases being released in the…
The Amazon rainforests store half or earths rainwater. With all the important things rainforests do for the earth, why are people destroying them at an alarming rate? Cattle ranching is the main reason for deforestation due to the farming techniques used. Locals…
The Amazon Rainforest, is located throughout ten different countries in South America, they include Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Giuana. This forest has many types of animal spices and plant species, which some of these species are endangered. In order to protect the rainforest, there are a wide number of management strategies that take place. These strategies are put into place so that the rainforest can be sustainably developed. The…
The Amazon Rainforest Introduction There is so much to explore in the Amazon: birds, trees, and animals. Did you know that about 1/4 of natural medicines have been discovered in rainforests? And did you know that 25% of the oxygen supply that we have throughout the world is supplied by the tropical rainforests, even though they are miles and miles away? Read on to find out more! Where is it? The Amazon rainforest, or Amazonia, is a gigantic rainforest located in South America in an…
Have you ever realized how important the Amazon Rainforest is to the earth? Well, if you haven’t this essay will show you why and how the Amazon Rainforest is important to the world. There is an exceedingly crazy amount of research that shows the importance of the Rainforest. If we do not protect the rainforest, then our planet will be permanently damaged. It is very hard to believe that there are people damaging the rainforest even though it did nothing, but helped them. If people continue to…
and logs and dead trees as far as the eye can see. These are probably the heart-breaking images one would see going into the Amazon Rainforest today. The Amazon Rainforest is home to 40,000 plant species, 427 species of mammals, 1,300 species of birds, 378 species of reptiles, 400 or more species of amphibians, and close to 3000 species of fish. This means that the Amazon is home to over 45,000 animal species and plant species that humans are killing by the minute. In fact, by the time this…
The Amazon rainforest, also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, covering over five and a half a million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres). Its location spans from Brazil into Northern South America with over half of it located in Brazil. The Amazon Rainforest covers 2,100,000 square miles (5,500,000 square kilometers), making it the biggest rainforest in the world. It is twice the size of India, and over half the size of America…
Picture this, The Amazon Rainforest. Bright green leaves from trees, animal moving all around, and beautiful trees, flowers and plant. Amazing, right? Well now imagine all of that being cut down, even destroyed. Many companies are cutting down trees in the Amazon to make factories, roads, farms, and to plant trees. By doing this, plants and animals are getting killed, which is causing a chain reaction. The animal and plant population goes down, then there is less food to hunt, then people are…
In 1995, Amazon started out as simply an online store to purchase books. Today, Amazon.com Inc. has turned into the leading e-commerce site selling a wide variety of products. Amazon has been successful in effectively using many components of the operations’ management criteria, making it the industry leader in both retail and the e-commerce market. The seller and distributor partnership is an advantage to all parties involved. Online retail services are its main organizational output. Value…
The Amazon Rainforest The tropical Amazon Rainforest covers most of Northwestern Brazil, and extends into Bolivia, Peru, and many other South American countries. It is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and contains at least 10% of the world’s known biodiversity. Over the last 500 years, the Amazon has lost almost 20% of its forest cover, leading to waves of resource exploitation for many species residing there. The rainforest contains 90-140 billion metric tons of carbon and helps to…