The causes of deforestation in the Amazon

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The causes of deforestation in the Amazon

The Amazon Rainforest is contained in … (Name the countries).

Why is the rainforest important? Home to Indigenous People (The Awa tribe) Contains medicine (Quinine – an aid to cure malaria) Creates Oxygen (20% of the world’s oxygen created by the Amazon) Preserves Biodiversity (10% of all biodiversity on earth) “Carbon Sink” – holds carbon (90-140 billion metric tonnes) Feeds Oceans (15-16% of the world’s total river discharges)

In the last 50 years, 17% of the amazon has been lost to human activity

Why is deforestation occurring? … Logging. (Paper/building supplies)

Mining (gold)

(hydroelectric power) HEP

Residential areas (homes)

Agriculture (farmland/pasture land)

Roads (Trans-Amazon highway)