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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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