Facts and information on the Amazon Rainforest The Disappearing Rainforests We are losing Earth's greatest biological treasures just as we are beginning to appreciate their true value. Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface; now they cover a mere 6% and experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years.One and one-half acres of rainforest are lost every second with tragic consequences for both developing and industrial countries. Rainforests are being destroyed because the value of rainforest land is perceived as only the value of its timber by short-sighted governments, multi-national logging companies, and land owners. The Wealth of the Rainforests The Amazon Rainforest covers over a billion acres, encompassing areas in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and the Eastern Andean region of Ecuador and Peru. Vincristine, extracted from the rainforest plant, periwinkle, is one of the world's most powerful anticancer drugs. Rainforest Action But who is really to blame? The Amazon River
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Earth Times | News and Information about Environmental Issues travel companies | educational tours | student travel agency We are a nonprofit organization founded by educators in 1989 with the mission of saving tropical forests. We began by encouraging schools to raise money to purchase rainforest acres and forwarding their donations to the Monteverde Conservation League (Costa Rica), Programme For Belize and Fundacion Jatun Sacha (Ecuador). In 1990 we began an innovative travel program that sent students and educators to the rainforests we were helping to save. Bruce Calhoun. Butch Beedle, Treasurer. is a retired middle school social studies teacher who has been active with Save The Rainforest since 1988. Mark Blackbourn. Karri Roh-Wasley. Board of Advisors. Jennifer Dallman. Corinne Dedini. Mike Freidlin. Roy Triveline.
DOGO News - Kids news articles! Kids current events; plus kids news on science, sports, and more! Nature Publishing Group : science journals, jobs, and information 10 Rainforest Facts for 2020 Tropical rainforests are among the world's most important ecosystems for they role they play in sustaining life on the planet. From the Amazon to the Congo, every rainforest has a unique assemblage of plants, animals, and people. Below are 10 quick up-to-date facts about tropical rainforests to explain what these ecosystems are, why they are important, and how they can be saved. For more in-depth coverage of rainforests, check out our rainforests news feed and the main rainforests site. 1. While tropical rainforests are the most famous, rainforests are also found in sub-tropical and temperate zones. 2. Estimates of forest cover depend on the methodology used to define a forest, including the density of canopy cover and height of trees. 3. The Amazon basin contains the world's largest rainforest, which is nearly the roughly of the continental United States and covers about 40 percent of South America. The second largest rainforest is found in Central Africa's Congo Basin. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Actividades posibles Zöld Akció Egyesület | Összhangban a természettel Rainforest Birds: Beautiful, Exotic Birds From The Rainforest! What type of birds live in the rainforest? How many birds are there in the rainforest? And how have they evolved throughout history? Here’s our must-read guide to the beautiful, exotic and tropical birds of the rainforest! Rainforest Birds The rainforest is as its name suggests a very rainy place to be. Many species of birds call these rainforests their home, as they have learned to adapt to the wet and humid surroundings. The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world and is inhabited by around 1300 different species of birds. Which Birds Live in the Rainforest? The rainforest is home to many birds, such as toucans, macaws, parrots, hummingbirds and Harpy Eagles. There are a host of colorful birds who live here and many of them have evolved to adapt to their surroundings. The toucan has a powerful bill so that it can cut and saw the fruits and nuts it eats, while the Harpy eagle has heightened eyesight so that it can seek out its prey. Why do they Live There? Origin and Evolution
Vízvédelem és vízgazdálkodás A víz az emberek, állatok és növények létének alapvető tényezője és egyben elengedhetetlen erőforrás a gazdaság számára, védelme és a vele való gazdálkodás túlmutat az országhatárokon. Az EU vízügyi jogszabályait a víz-keretirányelv (WFD) 2000. évi elfogadása alakította át, amely holisztikus megközelítést vezetett be a felszíni és felszín alatti víztestekkel való, vízgyűjtőkre alapozott gazdálkodás, és az ilyen víztestek védelme tekintetében. A WFD nemzetközi megállapodásokkal, valamint a vízmennyiséghez, vízminőséghez és vízszennyezéshez kapcsolódó jogszabályokkal egészül ki. Jogalap Az Európai Unió működéséről szóló szerződés (EUMSZ) 191–193. cikke. Eredmények a.Víz-keretirányelv (WFD) A WFD elfogadásával (2000/60/EC) az európai vízügyi politika szerkezetátalakításon ment keresztül. Ugyanakkor továbbra is akadályok nehezítik Európa vízkészleteinek jobb megőrzését. Ivóvíz: A 98/83/EK irányelv meghatározza az emberi fogyasztásra szánt víz alapvető minőségi előírásait. Dagmara Stoerring