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ENV 103 Assignment ( sec 01, group 08) Biodiversity of Amazon Forest Submitted to : Moushumi Zahur Submit by : Sadmeena Mahreen Promi (16104030) Manoka Jalil Juthi (16104024) Fahima Mannan Priyanka (16104122) Date of Submission : 20 March 2016 Assignment Presentation Date : 6 April 2016 (Wednesday)
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. gets 100 inches annual rain. have the richest biodiversity 2 nd longest river in the world
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Stores 90-140 billion metric tons of carbon 400-500 tribal Amazonian exist here World’s medicine chest Houses 10% species of world Lungs of The Earth
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430 Species
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1,300 species
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400 Species
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420 species
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3,000 species
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40,000 plant species
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Deforestation Habitat Destruction Hydroelectric power dams Oil development Soy farming and cattle ranching Logging and infrastructure Mining
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Loss of habitat Increased greenhouses gases Water in the atmosphere Soil erosion and flooding Destruction of homelands
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Ranching and agriculture Commercial fishing Bio-piracy and smuggling Poaching Damming Logging Mining
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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
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Alteration of ecosystem composition Over exploitation Pollution and contamination Global climate change Human population growth Pollution Forest fragmentation
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1) Follow ‘Green Economy Initiative’ 2) Protect land animals and sea creatures 3) Implement ‘Multilateral Environmental Agreements’ 4) Increase Communication, Education & Public Awareness (CEPA)
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5) Promote eco-tourism, bio-prospecting 6 ) Encourage conservation & sustainable development 7 ) Provide incentives for habitat protection
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Picture source : Google Information source : WWF ( World Wide Fund for nature ) Wikipedia The End
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