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1. Half of the world's Rainforest's have already been cleared! 2. By 2090, all the Rainforest's of the world will be demolished! 3. 40% of all the world's CO2(carbon dioxide) emissions are absorbed by Rainforest's and turned back into pure oxygen! 4. 20% of CO2 emissions are transpired in the Amazon Rainforest alone! 5. 1/5 of all the world's freshwater is in the Amazon! 6. Rainforest's cover less than 2% of the Earth's total surface although the world's Rainforest's are home to 50% of the Earth's plants and animals! 7. Half of Amazon Rainforest will be destroyed or severely damaged by 2030! 8. 55% of all the Rainforest's on Earth have been severely damaged by agriculture, drought, logging, fires and live stock ranching! 9. 5 centuries ago there were an estimated 10 million Indians living in the Amazon Rainforest. Now there are less than 200,000!10. In the next quarter century nearly half of the worlds species of plants, animals and microorganisms will be destroyed or severely threatened due to Rainforest logging! 11. Most Rainforest's are destroyed by chainsaws and bulldozers. 12. The Amazon River which is located in the Amazon Rainforest is 6,400 km long. 13. The Daintree Rainforest covers 1,200 square km of Queensland. 14. The Amazon Rainforest is located in South America. 15. The Daintree Rainforest is located in Queensland, Australia. |
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