Amazon. By Josh, Sydney,Kelliann,Courtney,Katelyn, Kristen

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1 Amazon By Josh, Sydney,Kelliann,Courtney,Katelyn, Kristen

Introduction -The Amazon is the world's greatest rainforest covering 2/3 of South America. -It is home to 200,000 indigenous people - Is the worlds largest remaining natural resource.

2 Introduction -The Amazon is the world's greatest rainforest covering 2/3 of South America. -It is home to 200,000 indigenous people - Is the worlds largest remaining natural resource. - It Represents 54% of the worlds total remaining rainforests left on earth. -The Amazon Produces 20% Of the worlds oxygen -An estimated 2,700 million acres of rainforests are burned each year

3 Tribes -The Yanomami -Population of 23,000 -Hunter and Gatherers and Farmers -They Hunt monkeys -They grow 80% of their food

with pink dolphins, the only ones that live in freshwater.

4 Tourism Expert * Visitors become acquainted with indian families, huge trees multi- colored birds, reptiles and by a stroke of luck, with pink dolphins, the only ones that live in freshwater. * The Amazon includes areas in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

The Amazon park jungle lodge * The cost for 7

91 it includes breakfast * It's a lodge in the

is fresh fruits and juices, bread and cakes.

5 The Amazon park jungle lodge * The cost for 7 nights is $ it includes breakfast * It's a lodge in the Amazon rainforest you sleep in hammocks * There is fresh fruits and juices, bread and cakes. The restaurant also serves lunch and dinner with an options, with regional and international dishes

*You vessel with explore the Amazon with full equipped

6 The Amazon River cruise * You can see several cruise and tour packages that includes the Amazon and many key cities in Brazil. *You vessel with explore the Amazon with full equipped amenities and includes air condities that you will expect a longer ship!

7 Ecology 1.4 billion hectares of forest one in ten known species live in the Amazon Rainforest hot and humid throughout the year with an average temperature of 27 degrees celsius a lot of uncommon species live in the amazon such as

8 Ecology Cont. 4 layers of the Amazon Rainforest - Forest Floor: bottom, very dark, not much sun received here - Understory layer: leaves of plants grow very large, plants up to 12 feet high - Canopy layer: maze of branches and leaves and protects lower layers - Emergent layer: very large trees up to 200 feet

Anthropology Evidence of over 20 million people

Amazon each with its own language, culture,

themselves on hunting, fishing, and gathering

depend upon the river to bring them water and fish,

and monkey meat A feather headdress is of great

9 Anthropology Evidence of over 20 million people having lived there As many as 2,000 tribes in the Amazon each with its own language, culture, religion, and territory Believed to have sustained themselves on hunting, fishing, and gathering Ancient yet highly advanced civilizations The people depend upon the river to bring them water and fish, as well as transportation Some tribes eat pig, bird, and monkey meat A feather headdress is of great significance for many Amazonian tribes, it symbolizes knowledge and hierarchy

Sociology Europeans brought many diseases

move to cities parliament protects their

10 Sociology Europeans brought many diseases deforestation is driving violent tribes closer together starting to lose their native language some people are starting to move to cities parliament protects their land legally, mining, logging and cattle ranching continue

11 The Destruction of the Amazon Causes of deforestation in the Amazon Cause Of Deforestation Cattle ranches Percentage 65-70% Small-scale, subsistence agriculture 20-25% Large-scale, commercial agriculture 5-10% Logging, legal and illegal 2-3% Fires, mining, urbanization, road construction, dams 1-2%

12 So What's the Problem?? The Amazon's Destruction Harms Many As the events of the disappearing amazon rainforest are in play, it is becoming increasingly clear that the price to be paid is not only loss of biodiversity and habitat but also of a decreasing life quality for people.

partnerships with governments, civil society, and the private sector to

and sustainable scenario for the Amazon, in which: WWF has played a unique

scientific knowledge, experience, and key partnerships with local, regional,

13 Easy Ways to Solve... Over the next years WWF will develop far reaching and powerful partnerships with governments, civil society, and the private sector to promote the transformational processes needed to bring about an optimistic and sustainable scenario for the Amazon, in which: WWF has played a unique role in the conservation of the Amazon region for over 40 years, developing scientific knowledge, experience, and key partnerships with local, regional, and international players. By delivering tangible, significant results, WWF has laid the groundwork for delivering even greater results in the years ahead.

Rainforests and Tropical Diversity. Gaby Orihuela Visitor Experience Manager

Rainforests and Tropical Diversity Gaby Orihuela Visitor Experience Manager Global Strategy for Plant Conservation Objective IV: Education and awareness about plant diversity, its role in sustainable livelihoods