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Deforestation is the action of clearing a wide area of trees. It can occur in areas that are densely populated by trees and any other type of plant life.

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What is going on in the Amazon Rainforest?

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What is going on in the Amazon Rainforest?

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The Amazon Rainforest is one of the many places suffering deforestation. This has been going on since 1978. Recently, most of the deforestation has been caused by industrial activities. Between 15 and 17 percent of the rainforest has already been destroyed. It threatens the biodiversity in the forest. This tragic event is putting many animals and other wildlife in danger.

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What causes deforestation in the Amazon?

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What causes deforestation in the Amazon?

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Though cattle ranching is the main cause of deforestation, there are other elements that can contribute to this crisis. Small scale agriculture, commercial agriculture, and logging are other causes of this because doing those requires cutting or burning land to make more space. Clearing of land can even cause flooding which also disturbs the wildlife living in the Amazon. The estimated amount of trees cut down each year is between 3.5 to 7 billion trees. Although many effects are caused by people there are natural causes of deforestation, like invasive species or forest fires.

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While deforestation has a significant impact on humans, it also has a powerful impact on animals. Habitat loss due to deforestation is a common outcome for animals, such as toucans, jaguars, Giant Brazilian Otters, White Bellied Spiders, Peruvian Woolly Monkeys, and Iquitos Gnatcatchers. These animals have suffered severely throughout this process, and have even become endangered.

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The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. The animals actually play an important role in keeping the rainforest healthy by cleaning up their messes if they make them, so without them it would not be a safe environment to be in. The Amazon Rainforest, and many others, absorb high amounts of carbon dioxide which is what keeps the plants healthy.

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What we can do to help stop deforestation

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What we can do to help stop deforestation

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Deforestation is a big part of the world right now, so here´s what we can do to help. To start, we could reduce our wood and paper consumption. Another option is to invest in rainforest communities and get educated on the current events. If you can you could even plant a tree. The Amazon Rainforest is a home to so many species of animals, so it is important that we do everything that we can to help keep it safe for all of the wildlife.

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Why is the Amazon rainforest important? | WWF

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How Does Deforestation Affect Animals? | Greentumble

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Amazon Destruction - The Rainforest - Mongabay

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Local and Global Effects of Deforestation in the Amazon Rain Forest ...