The Amazon Rainforest

Characteristic of the Amazon

100

How many countries does the Amazon span?

8 

200

What percentage of the world’s known species live in the Amazon?

10%

300

Why is the Amazon important?

Absorbs heat and stores CO₂

Impacts of climate change in the Amazon

100

What extreme weather event do Indigenous communities in Northern Brazil face?

Flooding/Extreme flooding/Floods

200

What are the two main productions in Brazil that are responsible for climate change impacts?

Beef and soybean 

300

How many new climate disasters from 1991-2023 did each 0.1℃ increase in average global temperature lead to?

360 

Responses to climate change in the Amazon

100

What is one country in the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization?

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela

200

How many Indigenous communities are involved in the community forest management plan (Peru)

7

300

How long is the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture’s plan supposed to last?

2020-2030, 10 yrs.