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Amazon Rainforest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Amazon Rainforest is a moist broadleaf forest in the Amazon Basin of South America. Their deforestation estimates are derived from 100 to 220 images taken during the dry season in the Amazon by the Landsat satellite, and only consider the loss of the Amazon rainforest biome– not the loss of natural fields or savannah within the rainforest. As the largest tract of tropical rainforest in the Americas, the Amazonian rainforests have unparalleled biodiversity. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amazon_Rainforest   (1418 words)

Save the Amazon Rainforest Amazon River - Rainforest Animals The Amazon forest territory is a tropical rainforest that is located in the north side of the South American continent and is shared by 9 countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana and Guiana. The Amazon rainforest is the biggest forest in the world and is also the last big space covered with tropical plants and animals. This hoax came along with the myth that the Eldorado was guarded by the women warrior race of the Amazons. www.amazon-rainforest.org   (696 words)

The Amazon Rainforest Reflecting environmental conditions as well as past human influence, the Amazon is made up of a mosaic of ecosystems and vegetation types including rainforests, seasonal forests, deciduous forests, flooded forests, and savannas. The basin is drained by the Amazon River, the world's largest river in terms of discharge, and the second longest river in the world after the Nile. Today the Amazon River is the most voluminous river on Earth, eleven times the volume of the Mississippi, and drains an area equivalent in size to the United States. rainforests.mongabay.com /amazon   (740 words)

Ecuador Amazon Rainforest and Jungle - Exploring Ecuador.Com - Ecuador & Galapagos Islands Guide. Travel, jungle tours, oriente hotels, maps. The Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest where the weather is hot, humid and rainy and the temperature varies between 23 C and 26 C, is the habitat of several indigenous ethnic groups and tribes as the Huaorani, Shuar, Ashuar, Kichwa, Siona Secoya, Cofan, Zaparo and Quijos who are still living traditionally, maintaining their distinct customs and traditions. This indigenous people and groups that have lived in the amazon rainforest for thousands of years keep their ancestral traditions alive, displaying their customs, rituals and wisdom acting as the guardians of the world's biodiversity and conserving this unique ecosystem for future generations. The Amazon region, the world's largest remaining tropical rainforest, where more than one third of the earth's fresh water flows, hosts a huge biological diversity and many unique species. exploringecuador.com /amazon_ecuador.htm   (595 words)

Rainforest Facts Rainforests represent a store of living and breathing renewable natural resources that for eons, by virtue of their richness in both animal and plant species, have contributed a wealth of resources for the survival and well-being of humankind. Rainforests are being destroyed because the value of rainforest land is perceived as only the value of its timber by short-sighted governments, multi-national logging companies, and land owners. Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface; now they cover a mere 6% and experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years. www.rain-tree.com /facts.htm   (8355 words)

Amazon Rainforest This part of the Amazon Forest, especially rich in epiphytal araceaes, is relatively poor in bromeliads and orchids, in comparison to the Atlantic Rainforest. The Amazon basin was formed by deposition of sediments from a lake called "Belterra" which covered the area during the tertiary period between 2 and 25 million years ago. The Amazon biome comprises about 4 million km2 (50% of the Brazilian territory), from which 200.000 km2 in 2001 were designated by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve. www.brazadv.com /brazil_tours/amazon_rainforest.asp   (664 words)

Amazon Rainforest The Amazon rainforest is the drainage basin for the Amazon River and its many tributaries. The Amazon rainforest, also known as Amazonia, is one of the world's greatest natural resources. Tens of millions of acres of rainforest are covered by water as the flood advances, reaching as far inland from the main channel as 12 miles. www.blueplanetbiomes.org /amazon.htm   (1537 words)

Amazon Rainforest Brazil Notification Forward Amazon Rainforest Brazil Income The idea that Brazil's Amazon rainforest, the largest in the world, is coveted by the international community because its drinking water and forest resources are seen as andquot;collective public goods,andquot; was the subject of a debate... Brazil said on Friday the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest was slowing, but environmental groups suggested much of the reduction was due to a slump in farming instead of government action. Brasilia - Brazil said on Friday that the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest was slowing, but environmental groups suggested much of the reduction was due to a slump in farming instead of government action. amazonrainforestbrazil.meldrainforest.com   (2647 words)

Amazon River; world's greatest river The Amazon is the greatest river in the world by so many measures; the volume of water it carries to the sea (approximately 20% of all the freshwater discharge into the oceans), the area of land that drains into it, and its length and width. The mouth of the Amazon River, where it meets the sea, is so wide and deep that ocean-going ships have navigated its waters and traveled as far inland as two-thirds the way up the entire length of the river. The sheer volume of rain in the Amazon jungle, as well as the slope of the surrounding land, combine to create the enormous river known as the Amazon. www.extremescience.com /AmazonRiver.htm   (790 words)

amazon rainforest destruction The amazon rainforest is one of the largest areas of natural wild rainforest in the world today but it is threatened with destruction like never before and this makes the struggle to fight the destruction of the Amazon rainforest one of the most important conservation issues today. Solving the problem of Amazon rainforest destruction is very difficult and most people see the need to protect the remaining forest while at the same time improving the lives of the people who depend on it This site is about the Amazon Rainforest, and has nothing whatsoever to do with the Amazon business that sells books, and other things. www.noamazon.com   (287 words)

Deforestation in the Amazon In May 2005, the government of Brazil released figures showing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest reached the 10,088 square miles (26,129 square kilometers) for the year ending August 2004. Deforestation in the Amazon in 2004 was the second worst ever as rain forest was cleared for cattle ranches and soy farms. Thanks to a new variety of soybean developed by Brazilian scientists to flourish rainforest climate, Brazil is on the verge of supplanting the United States as the world's leading exporter of soybeans. www.mongabay.com /brazil.html   (1702 words)

Amazon Tours Amazon River Tours Amazon Rainforest Tours Amazon Rainforest Eco-Tours Rainforest Ecotours Amazon Eco-Tours Amazon Birding Tours We are committed to providing superior Amazon rainforest ecotours and educational experiences in the Peruvian Amazon. We offer specialized Amazon tours designed to let you experience the Amazon to its fullest, including Amazon natural history, kayaking, nature photography, birding, herpetology, botany, sport-fishing, tropical fish collection, and other types of trips. By visiting the Amazon with us, you can help make an important contribution to the health and welfare of the Amazon rain-forest and its people while having the experience of a lifetime. www.amazon-ecotours.com   (255 words)

Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Rainforest is vital for rainfall in the region as water is continually recycled through the Amazon forest by evaporation and rain. This basin contains most of the biodiversity on earth, with 50% of the entire planet’s land-based animal and plant species depending on the Amazon rainforest for their survival. The Amazon Basin is the largest reservoir of fresh water on the planet and about on fifth of all running water on the planet flows through the Amazon. www.theopenline.org /environment3.htm   (2988 words)

Amazon cruises - rainforest tours - river boat cruise - Amazon cruises & tours - rainforest ecosystem & river wildlife, the wilderness, nature and cultures of this tropical basin and its wild mysteries Amazon cruises and rainforest tours on board river boats that cruise the Amazon basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru In the Amazon rainforest you can find thousands of insects, birds, plants and of course several species of mamals, reptiles and fish. www.amazoncruise.net   (609 words)

Amazon Rainforest Fauna The Tapir is the largest herbivore (350-600 pounds) in the Amazon rainforest and it's a very ancient mammal. Because of this the Tapir became a major player in the dissemination of plants in the Amazon rainforest region. These complexes also help the entire Amazon rainforest ecosystem, improving the nutrient cycle in the floor of the forest. www.amazon-rainforest.org /fauna.html   (727 words)

WWF Amazon The value of keeping the Amazon forests intact in terms of carbon storage, hydrology and rainfall, pharmaceuticals and fisheries far outweighs land-uses that are rapidly destroying large areas of the Amazon such as cattle ranching and illegal logging. More than one third of all species in the world live in the Amazon, a giant tropical forest and river basin with an area that stretches more than 2.1 million square miles and is among the richest tropical forests in the world. WWF's innovative Amazon Region Protected Areas Program (ARPA) is designed to create a system of well-managed parks and other protected areas in Brazil encompassing some 193,000 square miles - an area surpassing in size the entire U.S. National Park System. www.worldwildlife.org /amazon   (228 words)

The Amazon in the Electronic Passport The Amazon River basin is a rainforest or jungle. The rainforest of the Amazon River basin provides a valuable resource to the entire planet, but it is being destroyed. The Amazon River basin is possibly the earth’s most fragile and necessary ecosystem. www.mrdowling.com /712-amazon.html   (392 words)

South America - Rainforest Portal Amanaka'a Amazon Network - Supports the peoples of the Amazon Rainforest in their efforts to survive and work in harmony with their environment. South America is home to the largest contiguous tropical rainforest in the world, the vast Amazon rainforest. Amazon Alliance for Traditional Peoples of the Amazon Basin- Partnership between indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon and groups and individuals who share their concerns for the future of the Amazon and its peoples. www.rainforestweb.org /Rainforest_Regions/South_America   (450 words)

Amazon Rainforest In the rainforests, logging, cattle ranching, mining, oil extraction, hydroelectric dams and subsistence farming are the leading causes of habitat destruction. The ecological issues effecting the Amazon are planetary in scope (species that are forever lost from the face of the Earth, forest destruction, the Greenhouse problem, loss of water sheds, destruction of farm land and top soil, destruction of ancient cultures and loss of nature's pharmacopoeia). Indirectly, the leading threats to rainforest ecosystems are unbridled development, funded by international aid-lending institutions such as the World Bank, and the voracious consumer appetites of industrialized nations. earthrenewal.org /rainless_2.htm   (1022 words)

Amazon Conservation Team: ACT Home The Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) in Brazil celebrated the opening of the Center for the Protection and Monitoring of Indigenous Lands for the Parú de l’Este indigenous lands and the Tumucumaque Indigenous Park. The work of the Amazon Conservation Team is based on ethical relationships with its indigenous partners. April 14, 2005 Mark Plotkin discusses the Amazon Conservation Team's work on KQED Forum with Michael Krasny. www.ethnobotany.org   (175 words)

Amazon Herbs from Amazon Herb Company The Amazon Rainforest herbs are the most nutrient-dense and most alive nutritional support you'll ever find. The Amazon Rainforest is the richest concentration of life energy on our planet. The plants from the Amazonian Rainforest serve as a store of nutrients, as well as trace elements and minerals from the rich soil of this environment. www.amazonbioenergetics.com   (873 words)

Amazon Herb Rainforest Botanicals These formulas are based on traditional combinations that have been used by the native Indians of the Amazon rainforest for many years. Many plants, though known and used for centuries in the Rainforest, are just beginning to get the attention they deserve as the world begins to focus on the treasures of Amazonia. Think of the Rainforest soil, rich in minerals and trace elements as the forest continuously recycles in a virtually closed eco-system. www.noni-health.co.uk /newproducts.html   (524 words)

BBC NEWS Americas Amazon destruction accelerating The Amazon forests are being destroyed at near record levels, according to new figures released by the Brazilian government. The broader fear among environmentalists is that a shrinking Amazon will soon become a net polluter of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide as its absorbing properties are reduced and more and more felled trees are burned. Responding to the figures, the government points out that it has increased satellite surveillance of threatened areas and created some of the largest environmental reserves in Brazilian history; but so far there is little to show for it. news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/4561189.stm   (273 words)

Nature Safaris Manaus Amazonas Brazil A canopy of green spreads over a 2,030,000 square mile ecosystem that includes the Amazon River, Amazon Forest (the largest and densest rainforest in the world) and upwards of five million animal species. The Amazon Rainforest contains the largest area of tropical forest in the world. The Amazon is one of the largest remaining contiguous tracts of nature on earth. www.naturesafaris.com /amazonrainforest2.php   (472 words)

Ecuador Amazon Travel Amazon tours amazon lodge You can learn more about indigenous forest peoples and the rainforest itself by joining one of the many community-based ecotourism programs offered in the Ecuadorian Amazon or by becoming a volunteer with one of the many non-profits working in the region. Welcome to the Amazon Rainforest, the world's largest remaining tropical rainforest. In the Amazon river there are islands as big as Switzerland and otters bigger than men, and at certain points along it you can be in the middle and see neither shore. www.ecuadorexplorer.com /html/amazon.html   (1043 words)

Amazon lodges: Rainforest Expeditions About Us Rainforest Expeditions is a Peruvian ecotourism company founded in 1992 by Eduardo Nycander and Kurt Holle with the purpose of providing authentic educational experiences that support the conservation of the areas where we operate. At Posada Amazonas, opened in 1998, we have been recognized as an outstanding lodge and nature tour destination and, through our partnership with the Infierno Community, as a successful pilot in community and private partnerships, working to develop a profitable ecotourism product that effectively catalyzes the conservation of natural and wildlife resources. At Tambopata Research Center, we have been lodging tourists and researchers since 1989, watching the symbiosis between conscientious quality ecotours and scientific research come to life. www.perunature.com   (190 words)

Amazon herbs like Graviola, Cats Claw Amazon Herb Company contributes 10% of net profits to Rainforest preservation efforts and is committed to creating a model of ecological sustainability for native villagers. Our materials are grown in the virgin soil of the Amazon Rainforest and carefully hand-harvested and hand-inspected, assuring you the purest herbal products. Introducing Amazon herbs -- powerful foods from the Rainforest! www.amazingamazonherbs.com   (544 words)

Amazon Rainforest Adventure Tours and Lodges. Amazon tours take you down a winding stream in a dugout canoe and lift you high into the rainforest canopy. Amazon lodges, such as Sacha Lodge, provide both adventure and serenity: twilight hikes in search of nocturnal creatures, a bar and lounge with a phenomenal view, exhilarating swims in pristine lakes and blackwater creeks. The Peruvian Amazon — It's for the Birds www.adventure-life.com /amazon/amazon.php   (642 words)

Amazon Interactive It is designed to illustrate some basic physical and human geography of the Amazon as well as the risks and benefits of ecotourism as a development strategy. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home. If you'd like to learn more, read the research report on which these activities are based. www.eduweb.com /amazon.html   (164 words)

Preserve the Amazon Rainforest with AIRR Amazon International Rainforest Reserve, AIRR is a non-profit organization set up exclusively to save land in the Amazon and protect it with forest rangers. With each $20 you donate, we save an acre of Amazon Rainforest land. Please join the thousands of people around the world in saving the Amazon rainforest. www.amazonrainforest.org   (182 words)

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