Habitat destruction by rosa rios by Rosa Rios https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x Deforestation in the Amazon en-us 2023-02-07 16:29:24 UTC 2023-02-08 16:58:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Amazon rainforest rrios58 https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472131911 -The Amazon Rainforest is located in 9 different countries but the majority of it (around 60%) is located in Brazil. 
-The rest of it can be found in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana (which is technically an overseas territory).]]> 2023-02-07 17:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472131911 Loss and Damage of forests rrios58 https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472141488 -Huge areas of rainforest are destroyed by clearing for farming, timber, roads, hydropower dams, mining, house-building or other development. 
-The problem is it's often seen as more economically worthwhile to cut the forest down than to keep it standing.]]> 2023-02-07 17:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472141488 Endangered Species rrios58 https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472151008 -The Amazon is one of Earth's last refuges for jaguars, harpy eagles, and pink river dolphins, and it is home to sloths, black spider monkeys, and poison dart frogs. 
-It contains one in 10 known species on Earth, 40,000 plant species, 3,000 freshwater fish species, and more than 370 types of reptiles.]]> 2023-02-07 17:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472151008 Reduction of biodiversity rrios58 https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472168610 -The destruction of forests destroys the homes, habitat and food sources for the species that live there. 
-It is estimated that 100,000 species become extinct in tropical forests yearly. 
-The loss of one species in an ecosystem can affect others who rely on it. The more biodiversity in a system the healthier and more resilient the system.]]> 2023-02-07 17:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472168610 WFF (world wildlife fund) rrios58 https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472173818 -The world wildlife fund has been working in the Amazon for 40 years and is at the forefront of efforts to protect the people, forests, and species that call it home.]]> 2023-02-07 17:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472173818 Worldwildlife.org rrios58 https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472175732 https://www.worldwildlife.org/places/amazon#:~:text=WWF%20has%20been%20working%20in,species%20that%20call%20it%20home.]]> 2023-02-07 17:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472175732 ACA rrios58 https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472178883 https://www.amazonconservation.org/the-challenge/threats/]]> 2023-02-07 17:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rrios58/ujhkvww939pyvc3x/wish/2472178883