amazon rainforest

What percentage of the amazon is oin brazil

60%

What is on top of the forest floor

Humus layer

Where are most of the plants of the shrub layer found

near rivers

What is part of the under canopy

Saplings, which are between the trunks of larger trees

How tall is the canopy

20-30 metres

Height of emergency

50 m or greater

What percentage of deforestation in Brazil is illegal

50%

What percentage of deforestation is for logging and timber extraction

3%

Why did brasillian deforestation increase in 2019

due to a change in policy

When is the current record low level of deforestation

2009

What percentage of the reainforest has been cleared since 1970

20%

What area has been cleared since 1970

760,000km2

What percentage of the worlds economy is supported by biological resources

40%

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

80

How many countries does the amazon span

9

What is the tree coverage - 2018

3.3km²

What percentage of logging gis for cattle ranching

63%

What percentage of logging is for subsistence farming

12%

What percentage of the worlds co2 emissions is absorbed by the amazon yearly

5%

What mass of co2 emissions is absorbed by the amazon yearly

2 billion tons

Where does Brazil place for beef exports

1st

How many drugs have been created from tropical forest plant species

over 7000