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The Green Cross only Targets and Funds Environmental Projects which create a Real Net Reduction in CO2 ( RNRCO2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pZpanCEh8s The South America - Amazon Watershed ![]()
It provides much of the world's oxygen .
The Amazon Basin contains 1/4 of all the World's Species
THE FUTURE
Deforestation is threatening the future of the forest - with dozens of tree and plant species at risk of extinction. The International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, which monitors plant and animal species, calculates there are 382 plant species in Brazil at risk. It also classifies 343 different types of mammals as at risk. There are also fears large-scale deforestation could contribute to global warming. The Amazon acts as a "carbon sink", absorbing carbon dioxide. But once the trees are cut down, this absorption stops. Often the wood is burned, releasing carbon; and the loss of forest cover can also lead to carbon release from the soil. Research at the Paulista State University in Guaratingueta, Brazil, calculates an average of 22,000 tons of carbon dioxide is emitted per square kilometre of forest cut down. The forest also releases enough water to the atmosphere via evapotranspiration to influence world climate patterns. Forecasts of the forest's future predict deforestation will continue. The WWF predicts 30% of the forest will be lost by 2030, if deforestation continues at the 1998-2003 rates and current climate conditions apply. Even the best case scenario projection suggests 20% of the forest could be lost, if the government's schemes for preserving the forest succeed. Article courtesy of BBC.COM /NEWS
The Amazon River Basin is home to the largest rainforest on Earth . The basin -- roughly the size of the forty-eight contiguous United States -- covers some 40% of the South American continent and includes parts of eight South American countries . How large is the Amazon rainforest? The basin is drained by the Amazon River, the world's largest river in terms of discharge .
Credit: Image courtesy Doug Morton, University of Maryland Department of Geography For Decades the Brazilian government has been basing estimates of Amazon deforestation on high-resolution Landsat satellite data. Having satellite data that show plenty of detail of the surface is critical for mapping the total deforested area because some of the deforestation in the region comes from small-scale clearing or logging projects.
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DEFORESTATION IN BRAZIL: 60-70 percent of deforestation in the Amazon results from cattle ranches while the rest mostly results from small-scale subsistence agriculture. Studies have showed a close correlation between logging and future clearing for settlement and farming
Between May 2000 and August 2006, Brazil lost nearly 150,000 square kilometers of forest—an area larger than Greece—and since 1970, over 600,000 square kilometers (232,000 square miles) of Amazon rainforest have been destryed. Share of Amazon deforestation by State of PARA in Brazil, 1988-2005 = 33% This Rainforest Land falls into an area which is known as the Amazon Rainforest , within The State of PARA, BRAZIL DEFORESTATION DANGER if not SAVED This is one of the Largest Remaining Private properties in the country of Brazil today, possibly on the Earth. The property is in the Brazilian State of Para, North of the Amazon River town of Obidos . This 4.8 million acres is larger than New Jersey and Massachusetts together , or about the size of new Hampshire and Vermont . Purchasing this land for $30. per acre is a bargain , but priceless for the sake of the Earth's Atmosphere. The Owner has Agreed to allow the Green + Cross to purchase this land and save it . But we must act now !!
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