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From 2002 to 2006, the conserved land in the Amazon Rainforest has almost tripled and deforestation rates have dropped up to 60%. About 1,000,000 square kilometres (250,000,000 acres) have been put onto some sort of conservation, which adds up to a current amount of 1,730,000 square kilometres (430,000,000 acres). [33]
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More than one fifth of the Amazon Rainforest has already been destroyed. The forest which remains is threatened. People who care for the envirnoment warn about the loss of biodiversity. They ... point out that releasing the carbon which is stored in the trees will increase global warming.
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Because the Amazon drains the entire Northern half of the South American continent (approx. 40% landmass), including all the torrential tropical rains that deluge the rainforests, it carries an enormous amount of water. The mouth of the Amazon River, where it meets the sea, is so wide and deep that ocean-going ships have navigated its waters and traveled as far inland as two-thirds the way up the entire length of the river.
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Fajardo said: "Bonifaz purports to fight for human rights, but as one can see from the federal court's decision, he regularly forgets to respect the human rights of his own clients in the Amazon rainforest. His irresponsible behavior has diminished the credibility of the entire legal profession and harmed the interests of some of the most vulnerable people on the planet."
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The Tapir is the largest herbivore (350-600 pounds) in the Amazon rainforest and it's a very ancient mammal. The Tapir has a strange look with a "nose" that resembles a small elephant trunk. Because their digestive system is very slow and inefficient, the Tapir eats all day and much of what a tapir eats leaves its body undigested. Because of this the Tapir became a major player in the dissemination of plants in the Amazon rainforest region. They have a great sense of smell and hearing which are used to evade predators. Unfortunately because of its size the Tapir is hunted as a source of food and that combined with their low rate of reproduction puts them at a high extinction risk.
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Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest fell 37% for the 2004-2005 year according to Brazilian government figures released today. Between July 2004 and August 2005, 7,298 square miles of rainforest (18,900 square kilometers)—an area almost half the size of Switzerland—were destroyed.
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