The why? – Amazon Biome

THE WHY

WHY AMAZON RAINFOREST?

Serving as the heartbeat of our planet, the Amazon is indispensable for Earth’s climate and biodiversity. Responsible for generating 20% of the world’s oxygen & abundant biodiversity, its preservation is paramount...

Why Amazon Rainforest Conservation?

As the name & logo conveys the message, the Amazon Rainforest Conservation is dedicated to save the Amazon from further degradation and is embedded in its DNA.

Amazon gives a thousand reasons to protect it but here is just a handful.

A unique and complex biome that spans across 8 countries, containing globally exceptional geodiversity.
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is the second-highest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions globally.
It still has the potential to remain sustainably conserved and managed.

It serves as one of the world’s largest carbon storage systems, regulating the world’s temperature & rainfall.
Home to at least 40,000 plant species, 427 mammal species, 1,300 bird species, and over 3,000 freshwater fish species.
Protecting the Amazon rainforest is not just a local or regional issue but has huge global implications for climate change and the health of the planet.
The lungs of the earth producing 20% of the planet’s Oxygen.
The Amazon covers over 6.7 million square kilometers and accounts for over 40% of the planet’s remaining tropical forests.
Globally unique region of biocultural diversity with over 500 indigenous communities.
The Amazon contains irreplaceable cultural heritage, specialised knowledge, and unique ways of understanding the world within its 300+ languages.
The Amazon contains 20% of the world’s freshwater reserves and its rivers discharge 15% of the world’s freshwater into the Atlantic Ocean.
The Amazon is a vital source of medicine and has been used for centuries by indigenous communities for its healing properties.
The Amazon is a crucial source of food and livelihoods for millions of people, especially those who depend on fishing, farming, and other forms of subsistence
The Amazon is under threat from unsustainable farming practices, mining, logging, oil and gas exploration, roads and dams, and climate change.
The Amazon is losing resilience as 75% of the forest is losing trees from the effects of droughts largely driven by climate change & human impacts, which threatens to push the rainforest past a dangerous tipping point.
It supports the livelihoods of local communities by providing a source of food and income.
It helps prevent soil erosion, mitigating soil degradation and serves as a natural buffer against natural disasters like floods and landslides.
The forest itself is a source of ecotourism, supporting the global economy.
Deforestation in the Amazon has led to staggering losses of biodiversity, carbon, and human well-being.
Given the rate of deforestation & degradation, the Amazon rainforest is approaching the 20% tipping point, and cannot sustain as a forest

Are we really going to be the generation to witness the collapse of the Amazon?

– In 5 years, 45,000 km2 of forest lost, 17% of the basin deforested, 17% degraded.

– Destruction endangers biome’s survival, reaching a critical 20% tipping point.

– Consequences dire: natural disasters, diseases, droughts, food shortages.

– Protecting Amazon vital to averting catastrophic impacts on the planet.

"Climate change is not an ideology but a scientific fact. It is up to us to recognize this fact and take action to mitigate its worst impacts"

- Prof Michael Mann

As such, it is the last chance to save the Amazon from hitting the 20% tipping point,
the irreversible ecological damage and a dieback of the entire ecosystem.

THE WHY

WHY AMAZON RAINFOREST?

Why Amazon Rainforest Conservation?

Planting Hope. Restoring Earth's Green Heart. Cultivating a Sustainable Planet.

Links

About Us

Other Link

Support