ENV 103 Assignment ( sec 01, group 08) Biodiversity of Amazon Forest Submitted to : Moushumi Zahur Submit by : Sadmeena Mahreen Promi ( ) Manoka Jalil Juthi ( ) Fahima Mannan Priyanka ( ) Date of Submission : 20 March 2016 Assignment Presentation Date : 6 April 2016 (Wednesday)

. gets 100 inches annual rain. have the richest biodiversity 2 nd longest river in the world

 Stores billion metric tons of carbon  tribal Amazonian exist here  World’s medicine chest  Houses 10% species of world  Lungs of The Earth

430 Species

1,300 species

400 Species

420 species

3,000 species

40,000 plant species

 Deforestation  Habitat Destruction  Hydroelectric power dams  Oil development  Soy farming and cattle ranching  Logging and infrastructure  Mining

 Loss of habitat  Increased greenhouses gases  Water in the atmosphere  Soil erosion and flooding  Destruction of homelands

Ranching and agriculture Commercial fishing Bio-piracy and smuggling Poaching Damming Logging Mining

 20% forest destroyed and gone forever  50% forest destroyed by fire and logging  130 species lost everyday  By 2014 rainforest lost 760,000 sq.km  By 2025, 40% rainforest will be destroyed

 Alteration of ecosystem composition  Over exploitation  Pollution and contamination  Global climate change  Human population growth  Pollution  Forest fragmentation

1) Follow ‘Green Economy Initiative’ 2) Protect land animals and sea creatures 3) Implement ‘Multilateral Environmental Agreements’ 4) Increase Communication, Education & Public Awareness (CEPA)

5) Promote eco-tourism, bio-prospecting 6 ) Encourage conservation & sustainable development 7 ) Provide incentives for habitat protection

 Picture source : Google  Information source : WWF ( World Wide Fund for nature ) Wikipedia The End