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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 2016
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
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