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1

What percentage of the amazon is oin brazil

60%

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2

What is on top of the forest floor

Humus layer

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3

Where are most of the plants of the shrub layer found

near rivers

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4

What is part of the under canopy

Saplings, which are between the trunks of larger trees

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5

How tall is the canopy

20-30 metres

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6

Height of emergency

50 m or greater

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7

What percentage of deforestation in Brazil is illegal

50%

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8

What percentage of deforestation is for logging and timber extraction

3%

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9

Why did brasillian deforestation increase in 2016

due to a change in policy

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10

When is the current record low level of deforestation

2009

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11

What percentage of the reainforest has been cleared since 1970

20%

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12

What area has been cleared since 1970

760,000km2

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13

What percentage of the worlds economy is supported by biological resources

40%

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14

What percentage of the needs of the poor are supported by bioligical resources

80

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