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Amazon Rainforest: Ears of the Earth
Amazon Rainforest is divided into nine South American countries, it is the largest among the world’s tropical rain forests, covering an area of astonishing 5.5 million square kilometers.
This wonderful work of Mother Nature is popularly known as the "Ears of the Earth," and it is instrumental in generating approximately 20 percent of the world's oxygen that supports life on earth.
Biodiversity Hotspot:
The Amazon rains harbor an unimaginably rich diversity of plant and animal species:
40,000 species of plants, from giant trees and vines and epiphytes to towering plants growing on top of the forest canopy; more than 1,300 species of birds ; over 3,000 species of fish in the Amazon River and its tributaries; 430,000 species of insects-in a study published early in 2010, scientists estimated that 9 out of every 10 insects on the planet remain unmapped; 3,000 species of tarantulas and other arachnids; jaguars, pumas, sloths, tapirs, and monkeys, among some of the 3,000 species of mammals.
Over 400 ethnic communities, such as the Ticuna, Yanomami, and Ashaninka, come with special cultures and customs together with agro-pastoral cultures. They have profound religious traditions that lean very much towards nature, forest, and animals. Well-qualified, sensitive hunters, gatherers, and…
