Get an insight into this great Amazon Rain Forest, which is one of the richest in wildlife on land.
The area taken up by the Amazon Forest covers an estimated 5.5 million square km (2.1 million square miles).
There are approximately 390 billion trees and 16 thousand different tree species within Amazon region.
This tropical rainforest supplies some 20% global air component making it be called “lungs of earth”.
It’s an exclusive home to many different kinds of frogs, birds, reptiles or mammals such as Vasaren Pygmy gorilla apes among others.
Over 400 indigenous tribes live in the Amazon, each with its own unique culture and language.
In terms of length Amazon River ranks second after Nile but it surpasses it in Runoff volume hence having over 110 tributaries.
Amazon rainforests have been here for not less than 55 million years.
According to scientists first fifty decades resulted into 17% destruction by forest clearing as well as through changes related to climatic conditions in general.
Numerous institutions and countries are involved in its protection as well as restoration of lands under forests through planting trees with some going for programs aimed at sustainable development.
Amazon Rainforest is indispensable part for healthy existence on earth like any other typical body organ.