Amazon Rainforest

Preserving and protecting the wildlife of the Amazon. With your help, our children will have the ability to discover the wonders of our world, Amazon included.

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The largest known population of jaguars exists in the Amazon rain forests.

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There's many uncontacted tribes still in the Amazon. These groups are endangered by the expansion of logging and can be exposed to diseases.

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carbon released due to deforestation is responsible for up to 20% of greenhouse gas emissions. Deforestation in the Amazon is contributing.

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The Amazon alone is vanishing at a rate of 20,000 square miles a year.

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This video shows what we are doing to the rainforest.

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If we protect the Amazon it will benefit humans by giving us air and food as well as giving animals a safe environment to live in.

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This means that if we continue to help, the loss of trees each year will continue to decrease and the amazon will not disappear.

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In 2006 the deforestation of the rainforest was at its highest,14,286 km squared lost, this has been steadily reducing each year since.

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Since everyone has been helping and spreading awareness the loss of the rainforest has reduced each year.

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If we do not do something quickly it is predicted that the Amazon could shrink by 85% due to climate change.

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By doing this you will be contributing to the funding to save the Amazon little by little.

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A good organization to join is the Protect-an-Acre program who provide funding to help the ecosystems and people that are affected by this.

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Spreading awareness and supporting organizations that contribute to saving the rainforest is another way to help.

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If we use less of these products the demand of them will decrease and there will be no need to cut down trees in the Amazon.

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Each and every person can help to save the Amazon Rainforest by reducing their use of wood and paper.

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TWB contributed US$45.9 million in grants from the Global Environment Facility creating new protected areas and strengthening management.

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The World Bank is one of the largest donation organizations helping to preserve the Amazon Rainforest.

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ACA focuses on scientific research, the direct protection of critical habitats, the sustainable use of natural resources, and education.

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Another fantastic Amazon protection initiative is the ACA, Amazon Conservation Association.