1. THE AMAZON RIVER BASIN Rainforests have been called the
“lungs of the earth”.

2. Satellite images
show that the
rain forest may
be shrinking at
twice the
estimated rate
per year. Instead
of 5,800 sq. mi.
destruction per
year, it may be
11,000 sq. mi.
per year.

3. Deforestation has
been a serious
problem in the
Amazon region since
the 1960s.
Cattle ranchers,
loggers, and
farmers have
expanded into the
rain forest.

4. HEATED SHALLOW WATER AND
DROUGHT IN THE AMAZON REGION HAS
HEATED SHALLOW WATER AND
COOKED THE FISH

5. The Amazon region is facing its worst drought
in more than 60 years. People in 900 villages
are stranded because the rivers that connected
them to the outside world have dried up.

7. According to researchers, the rain forest could
reach a “point of no return” in as little as
10 years if the deforestation continues as its
present rate.

8. WHY SHOULD WE TRY TO SAVE THE RAIN FORESTS OF THE WORLD?