Amazon Rainforest Facts – 100 Facts About the Amazon Rainforest
Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Facts
Since 2004, deforestation in Amazon rainforest has been declining, mainly due to falling deforestation rate in Brazil.
70% of deforestation in the Amazon is caused by cattle ranching.
The natural rate of extinction is one species per year, but due to deforestation the rate is 3 to 4 times higher than that.
Deforestation is the major threat to the Amazon rainforest.
Amazon rainforest is cut down majorly due to Agriculture, urbanization, infrastructure and logging.
Commercial logging accounts for less than 3% of the Amazon rainforest deforestation.
Amazon rainforest deforestation costs 137 species of plants and animals every single day.
Burning the Amazon rainforest releases around 30% of the total carbon emission.
Some of the Amazon rainforest deforestation solutions include reducing your vegetable oil consumption, reducing meat consumption, and reducing paper and wood consumption.
It is often believed that rainforest’s soil is very fertile but in fact it is not good for farming. The soil is of very low quality and can hardly be used to grow anything.