Human beings are being relentless with this ecosystem that is so important to the world.
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The Amazon It is the so-called ‘lungs of the world’ due to its extensive jungle, which is considered the largest in the world. It is the habitat of millions of species of flora and fauna, as well as indigenous communities.
Its extension of 2.72 million square miles covers countries such as Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
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Despite being a treasure for the world, humans have been the main cause of its deforestation, which endangers the wildlife that lives in the area, the rivers and millions of trees and plants that are part of the ecosystem.
Deforestation in the Amazon began in the 1970s. 1960 and scientists predict that if the situation continues in 2060 there will be no rainforest.
Why is the Amazon being deforested?
Different activities practiced by human beings, being aware of the consequences they have for the environment, are leading the Amazon to its destruction and deforestation.
The felling indiscriminate harvesting of forests to obtain wood for industry. The cattle raising It is also the cause of deforestation with a high percentage, almost 60%, according to studies by international organizations. The agriculturein the same way, harmed the Amazon with the burning of large areas of land to exercise I grow soybeans, sugar cane, palm oil, cotton and rice.
The illegal mining of gold, copper, iron, manganese and other materials is another of the activities that are causing great deforestation in the Amazon, as landowners clear large areas of land to carry out the extraction of minerals.
He climate change, in turn, It is another of the main causes of deforestation in the Amazon, since the drier weather conditions make it more susceptible to forest fires, which in many cases are uncontrollable.
The fires They are another of the conditions that undeniably deforest the Amazon. Many landowners clear land by burning for ranching, crop production, and more.
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