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Number of trees in the Amazon
300 Billion
Total number of species in the Amazon
15000
How much carbon does the Amazon store in the planet’s biomass
1/5
How many countries does the Amazon spread across
9
How much area does the Amazon cover
5.5 million Km2
How much carbon does the Amazon store in tonnes
80-120 Billion tonnes
Trees in the Amazon are dying faster, why?
Increased Atmospheric co2 causing growth spurts
Avg discharge of water into the Atlantic Ocean by the Amazon
175,000m3/s
Avg annual rainfall across the Amazon basin
2,300mm
Why does around half of the rain in the Amazon never reach the ground?
It’s intercepted by the forest canopy and re-evaporated into the atmosphere
Rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon between 2000 and 2007
19,300km2 per year
What % of Brazil’s green house has emissions are related to deforestation and land use change
75%
Effects of the slash and burn technique(4)
Reduced humidity retention in the soil’s top layer, increases albedo, creates sudden evaporation of water in the canopy, reduces porosity of soil
How much carbon does Amazonian soils contain in the upper 50cm of the soil layer
4-9kg
Strategies to reduce effects of environmental change in Amazonia
Creation of forest reserves, forest biofuel production, reforestation
Rainforests Around the Globe (including the Amazon) how much giga tonnes of carbon a year do they uptake
1-3
What is the second largest river in the world in terms of water flow, which is a tributary in the Amazon
Rio Negro
How deep(in m) and how wide (in km) is the Rio Negro
100m and 14km
How do forests assist cloud and rain formation
Emit salts and organic fibers along with water when they transpire acting as condensation nuclei
How much will temperatures in the Amazon rise by 2050 in Celsius
2-3
What is the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation(ACTO) trying to accomplish
Promote harmonious development
What does the Latin American Technical Cooperation Network (REDLACH) focus on
Watershed management