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Peruvian Amazonia (Spanish: Amazonía del Perú), informally known locally as the Peruvian jungle (Spanish: selva peruana) or just the jungle (Spanish: la selva), is the area of the Amazon rainforest in Peru, east of the Andes and Peru's borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, and Bolivia. This region comprises 60% of the country and is marked ...
During 2020, the Peruvian Amazon lost more than 200 000 hectares. [5] Deforestation leads to a degradation of forests, and their ability to capture carbon in ecosystems creating a source of carbon emissions for Peru [6] [2] in 2012, the deforestation processses emitted approximately 80 Gigatons of CO2 equivalent. [2]
In 2012 an Australian businessman operating in Peru was revealed to have signed 200-year contracts with an Amazon tribe, the Yagua, many members of which are illiterate, giving him a 50 per cent share in their carbon resources. The contracts allow him to establish and control timber projects and palm oil plantations in Yagua rainforest. [46]
During 2020, the Peruvian Amazon lost more than 200 000 hectares. [157] Deforestation leads to a degradation of forests, and their ability to capture carbon in ecosystems creating a source of carbon emissions for Peru [158] [154] in 2012, the deforestation processses emitted approximately 80 Gigatons of CO2 equivalent. [154]
The deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has had a significant impact on Brazil's freshwater supply, particularly affecting the agricultural industry, which has been involved in clearing the forests. In 2005, certain regions of the Amazon basin experienced the most severe drought in over a century. [84] This can be attributed to two key ...
The Amazon biome has an area of 6,700,000 square kilometres (2,600,000 sq mi). [2] [a] The biome roughly corresponds to the Amazon basin, but excludes areas of the Andes to the west and cerrado (savannah) to the south, and includes lands to the northeast extending to the Atlantic ocean with similar vegetation to the Amazon basin. [2] J. J.
A history of political turmoil and the government's inability to enforce environmental regulations has led to the degradation of the forest and environment in Peru. A military coup in 1968 caused a loss of economic mobility in the Talara region and sparked a boom in illegal logging due to the lack of alternative economic opportunities. [ 153 ]
A river in the Amazon. Along the Amazon River and many of its tributaries, high annual rainfall that occurs mostly within a rainy season results in extensive seasonal flooding of areas from stream and river discharge. [6] The result is a 10–15 m (33–49 ft) rise in water level, with nutrient rich waters.