Statistics
How many trees are cut down every year around the world?
15.8 billion trees
This primate spends most of its life in trees, and that is why it is so heavily affected by deforestation.
Orangutans
This organization focuses primarily on the Amazon jungle and the rights of the people who live there.
Amazon Watch
This happens when trees are cut down and "cash crops" are planted instead.
Soil Erosion
Name one American corporation that has or is causing mass deforestation today.
Mcdonalds, Starbucks, Colgate, General Mills, Ikea, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg, PepsiCo., Nestle
The Amazon has lost ___ % of its trees in the past 30 to 40 years
20%
Yellow-Headed Poison Frog
This non-profit focus and on the worldwide effort to support our planet.
Conservation International
An effect usually just cause by nature, but the chance of this happening is increased after trees are cut down.
Flood
What other places that are affected by deforestation?
Indonesia, Russia, Mexico, Sudan, Papua New Guinea
About how many people call the Amazon there home?
30 million people
This large bird spent most of its trees hunting for food at night and has unfortunately gone extinct.
Laughing Owl
This organization preserves forests, protects the climate and upholds human rights by challenging corporate power and systemic injustice
Rainforest Action Network(RAN)
This happens when a large mass of trees are cut down at once leaving temperatures. to rise all around the world.
Global Warming
Name 3 ways how to help.
Reduce your paper and wood consumption, Reduce your oil consumption, Reduce your beef consumption, Hold businesses accountable, Invest in rainforest communities, Support the grassroots
How much oxygen does the Amazon produce?
More than 20%
This snake was located all throughout the Amazon jungle but its habitat was destroyed by controlled fires and mass farming.
The Great Boa
This non-profit intersects business and conservation to create a better planet.
Rainforest Alliance
This happens when the soil left behind is no longer healthy and crops don't grow as well.
Fewer crops
Name 2 cash crops that are planted in the Amazon jungle.
Palm oil trees, and coffee bean plants
In total how many acres does the Amazon rainforest take up?
Over 1 billion acres
This wild cat is distributed all throughout South America and the Amazon and has recently been put on the endangered list.
Tree Ocelot
This Maryland-based organization founded in 1989 helps communities around the world plant trees.
Trees for the Future
This happens when trees are cut down in large masses so they cant absorb carbon.
Increased Greenhouse gases
Over 4,300,000