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Home to much of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil's tropical primary (old-growth) forest loss greatly exceeds that of other countries. [62] Overall, 20% of the Amazon rainforest has been "transformed" (deforested) and another 6% has been "highly degraded", causing Amazon Watch to warn that the Amazonia is in the midst of a tipping point crisis. [63]
Most of the interior of the Amazon basin is covered by rainforest. [6] The dense tropical Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. [2] It covers between 5,500,000 and 6,200,000 square kilometres (2,100,000 and 2,400,000 sq mi) of the 6,700,000 to 6,900,000 square kilometres (2,600,000 to 2,700,000 sq mi) Amazon biome.
The only South American countries with which Brazil does not share borders are Chile and Ecuador. [1] A few short sections are in question, but there are no true major boundary controversies with any of the neighboring countries. [1] Brazil has the 10th largest Exclusive Economic Zone of 3,830,955 km 2 (1,479,140 sq mi).
Map of the Tres Fronteras produced by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Tres Fronteras (Portuguese: Três Fronteiras, English: Three Frontiers) is an area of the Amazon rainforest in the Upper Amazon region of South America. It includes, and is named for, the tripoint where the borders of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia meet.
An area of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. The tropical rainforests of South America contain the largest diversity of species on Earth. [1] [2] Tropical rainforest climate zones (Af). Tropical forests: from the UN FRA2000 report. Tropical rainforests are dense and warm rainforests with high rainfall typically found between 10° north and south ...
In the run-up to the big Copenhagen Climate Talks next week, the battle lines are already being drawn as the developed world and developing world square off over who should bear the burdens of ...
It is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, as well as the territory of French Guiana. [2] [3] Most of the basin is covered by the Amazon rainforest, also known as Amazonia.
Brazil and Colombia have pledged to stop deforestation completely by 2030, but other countries have been reluctant to follow. Although ACTO is a 45-year-old organization, this week marks its first ...