Pepe
The Amazon Rainforest (Floresta Amazônica)
About me
| Basic Info | Home: | I reside in most of the Amazon Basin of South America, which covers 9 different countries. The majority of me is contained within Brazil, followed by Peru and with a little bit in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. |
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| Size: | MASSIVE!!! How does 2,123,562 sq miles sound?!?!? That’s the equivalent of 70 Scotlands - pretty big, eh? | |
| Favourite foods: | Just give me that lovely, sweet rainwater..... | |
| Environment: | Eh,full of trees! Not just that though, in fact I’m the largest collection of living plants and animal species in the world, with 2.5 million insect species and one in five of all bird species living within my plentiful foliage. | |
| Sounds like: | SQUALK! CROOO! WAA WAA! Every noise you could possibly think of! |
| Further Info |
Environmentalists are concerned about loss of biodiversity that will result from destruction of the forest, and also about the release of the carbon contained within the vegetation, which could accelerate global warming. Containing nearly 40,000 plant species, the Amazon sustains the world’s richest diversity of birds, freshwater fish and butterflies. One of the world’s last refuges for jaguars, harpy eagles and pink dolphins, its thousands of tree species are home to southern two-toed sloths, pygmy marmosets, saddleback and emperor tamarins and Goeldi’s monkeys. More than 350 indigenous and ethnic groups have lived in the Amazon for thousands of years, tapping nature for agriculture, clothing and traditional medicines. Today, more than 30 million people live in the region. Although most live in large urban centers, all residents remain dependent on the Amazon’s ecosystem services for food, shelter and livelihoods. |
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| Useful links |
http://www.myreforestation.com |