The Amazon rainforest, [a] also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [ 2 ] of which 6,000,000 km 2 (2,300,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest . [ 3 ]

2025年3月7日 · Amazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species.

2022年11月8日 · 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 polluted. This immense pressure—if not slowed or stopped—will irreversibly damage the Amazon and the overall planet in the very near future.

2 天之前 · One hectare of the Amazon forest can have over 250 tree species; more than 100 of those have timber value. The same area unit has about 200 adult trees and 1,000 young ones, ...

Despite its mighty splendor, the Amazon’s forest and freshwater systems are fragile and at risk. There are several economic incentives in place that contribute to deforestation in the Amazon: Real estate speculation is a major driver. The price of land in the Amazon can increase up to tenfold once the forest has been cleared.

2024年12月3日 · This report explores the root causes, consequences, and potential solutions of deforestation, guided by the frameworks of Political Ecology and Land Change Science. The main threats to the Amazon Rainforest are primarily driven by industrial agriculture, which includes cattle ranching, soybean farming, logging, and mining.

2024年12月30日 · The road network in the Amazon compromises forest connectivity and increases threats to the native wildlife, such as this snake killed in a vehicle strike on the BR-319 Manaus-Porto Velho highway ...

2 天之前 · For roughly 65 million years, the forests of the Amazon were resilient to changes in the climate. But that is changing rapidly, as the region is exposed to unprecedented stress from global warming, extreme droughts, and fires, leading to massive deforestation—even changing the biome itself, from that of a rainy forest rich in biodiversity to a …

6 天之前 · Amazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species.

2024年9月16日 · Amazon forest contains lots of animals, including jaguars, eagles and is the home to sloths. Amazon forest also contains many plants, species, freshwater fish species, as well as almost 400 types of reptiles.