Theme 2 - The Amazon Rainforest

Theme 2 - The Amazon Rainforest

1. It is estimated that over 20% of the worlds oxygen is made here

2. Local tribes are having their livelihoods destroyed by deforesters

3. 10% of the worlds species can be found in the amazon rainforest

   • Deforestation could mean they have to find a new ecosystem

4. Slash and Burn

   • Forest is burnt and cut in order to clear an area.
     • Minerals are take back into the soil

5. Clear-Cutting

   • All living plants are removed
     • Most destructive method

6. Selective logging

   • Much fewer trees are cut, only more common species are cut
     • Nearby vegetation is still damaged

7. Some locals benefit from the tourist attraction that the amazon rainforest has created