Amazon Rainforest
Amazon Rainforest large tropical rainforest occupying the drainage basin of the Amazon River and its tributaries in northern South America and covering an area of 2300000 square miles 6000000 square km. The Amazon rainforest is a lush and vibrant tropical forest known for its plethora of life and its well-established trees with wide broad leaves. Pin On Art Photography Amazon rainforest cover by country in 2020 according to analysis of satellite data by Hansen et al 2020. . This April we saw a 75 increase in deforestation compared to April last year. Congo Basin Africa 3. Many rivers including the Amazon River crisscross the forest. Amazon Basin South America 2. Every hectare of the Amazon that is destroyed pushes the rainforest closer to collapse. Nearly two-thirds of the Amazon lies in Brazil. It is home to more than 24 million people in Brazil alone including hundreds of thousands of Indigenous Peoples ...