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Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Facts

By: Cedric Loiselle | 2012-03-02 | National, state, local
Brazil is where the most famous tropical forest in the world is located. The Amazon rainforest is the world’s biggest tropical forest and most ecologically diverse environment. read more

Deforestation

By: PHA Media | 2010-10-26 | Investing
Global deforestation has dropped by a massive 20 per cent in the last decade, according to a new UN report. read more

Deforestation

By: PHA Media | 2010-10-26 | Investing
Global deforestation has dropped by a massive 20 per cent in the last decade, according to a new UN report. read more

Deforestation On The Decline

By: Andrew Skeene | 2010-11-24 | Business
Deforestation globally has dropped by 20 per cent in the last 10 years, according to a new UN report. read more

Saving the rainforest: the huge task of conserving the Amazon

By: Paul Buchanan | 2010-09-06 | Environment
Rainforest conservation in the Amazon is a huge challenge, but we can make a difference. read more

The Amazon Rainforest Experiences Second Drought in 5 years

By: Isla Campbell | 2011-01-10 | Environment
The Amazon rainforest is experiencing its second drought in five years - an event that usually happens just once in a century. read more

Amazing efforts to save the dwindling Amazon Rainforests

By: randycollins | 2012-01-15 | TV
Archaeological evidence obtained from the reports of the excavations at a site called Caverna da Pedra Pintad shows that human inhabitants first settled in the gigantic forests over 11000 years ago. The inhabitants were hunter-gatherers who sustained themselves primarily by hunting and trapping animals for food. Typically an area of roughly 10 square kilometers was required per person in order ac read more

Plush Jungle Toys And The Amazon Rainforest

By: Angeline Hope | 2010-11-29 | Home & Family
Plush jungle toys are made up of some of the best stuffed animals money can buy; from elephants to giraffes to tigers, to gorillas and lions, there are so many to choose from, it's hard to pick just one. Plush jungle toys are a terrific way to begin a collection of soft toys and/or decorate a playroom or child's bedroom. Whatever you decide to do with these delightful stuffed animals, your child won't be disappointed. read more

Rainforests Are Vital For People To Survive

By: Sebanti Ghosh | 2010-05-04 | Environmental
Rainforests provided endlessly people many things to survive and live well, including food, food, clothing, fuel, condiments, products of industrial use, and even drug for diseases. The disappearance of rainforests is more and more increasing and brings overwhelming consequence. read more

Soy and the Amazon

By: Michael Bloch | 2010-04-04 | Environmental
Deforestation of the Amazon is something most of us are familiar with, but usually in relation to logging and cattle grazing. Did you know that Brazil is now one of the world's largest exporters of soy beans? And guess where most of the crop comes from - the Amazon area. read more

May is Rainforest Awareness Month, Order Custom Lapel Pins for Your Cause

By: Scott Hayes | 2012-04-24 | Causes and organizations
May is Rainforest Awareness Month. The annual event is sponsored by The Rainforest Foundation which was founded in 1989 by Sting and Trudie Styler after they witnessed the destruction of the Amazon rainforest firsthand. Not only are acres of land devastated by deforestation, the indigenous people who live in this area are negatively affected by clear cutting. read more

The Amazon Rainforest - Like No Where Else In The World

By: Jackie Reyno | 2010-07-23 | Destinations
The Amazon rainforest is perhaps one of the most impressive places on earth. This tropical jungle has all kinds of plants as well as creatures which you cannot find anywhere else. There are not any modern amenities in the Amazon rainforest, making it a sight to behold. read more

Google Street View to expand its reach into Amazon rainforest

By: emmawillie | 2011-09-28 | Business
Google is in mission to bring Amazon rainforest under its Street view service. The Foundation for a Sustainable Amazon (FAS) will help Google in this project. It was in 2007 when Google first started its Street View services in some of the major cities of the U.S. As for now, the company has decided to train local people and to employ them in the work of collecting images from this remote place. read more

What Are Rainforests?

By: adventure africa expedition | 2010-09-07 | Travel & Leisure
Rainforests are areas covered by a lot of vegetation. They receive a lot of rainfall and most of it range between 1700 – 200mm. They are home to over 75% of the world's indigenous plants species. These dense areas harbor millions of plants and small insects and sometimes microorganisms that have not been discovered. They are also very crucial to researchers in the medical field looking for herbal plants to heal stubborn diseases like cancer and Aids. The forests are responsible for the discovery read more

The Effects of Deforestation in our World

By: Erin Hunt | 2010-04-04 | Environmental
Many of the earths most delicate ecosystems have been affected by rampant and irresponsible deforestation. Although the dire effects are well known and documented by researches around the world, deforestation still persists by those who wish to flout the law. Why are forest ecosystems so valuable and what are the effects of deforestation in our world? read more