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    Jaime Batlle and Nathalya Castro. "8a"
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Amazon Rainforest deforestation - 1 views

  • During heavy rains the excess pesticide runs off the land and flows into the rivers.  Time will tell what effect these toxic chemicals will have on the wildlife of the river
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      we must stop this
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Deforestation in the Amazon - 2 views

  • Between May 2000 and August 2006, Brazil lost nearly 150,000 square kilometers of forest—an area larger than Greece—and since 1970, over 600,000 square kilometers (232,000 square miles) of Amazon rainforest have been destroyed. Why is Brazil losing so much forest? What can be done to slow deforestation?
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AMAZON RAINFOREST FACTS - 0 views

  • 70% of plants found to have anticancer properites are found only in the rainforest
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      the cure for cancer is here!!!
  • More than 20% of Earth's oxygen is produced in this area, thus the name "Lungs of the Planet"
  • represents 54% of the total rainforests left on Earth.
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