The Amazon River Basin is home to the largest rain forest on Earth. The basin -- roughly the size of the forty-eight contiguous United States -- covers some 40 percent of the South American continent and includes parts of eight South American countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador,

Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname, as well as French, Guiana, a department of France.

Amazon forest burning was a shocking moment due to which a lot of animals and plants lost their natural habitat. Amazon forest is the lung of the earth as it contributes 20% to the earth oxygen. Its a ecological hub for both life below water and life on land. A lot of villagers, poachers, and woodcutters kill animals, cut trees just to satisfy their needs and wants.

This leads to deforestation, desertification and soil erosion. It harms the Amazon ecosystem in a very drastic massive manner.  Amazon resources are limited but they are misused by the villagers and woodcutters. Our mother earth provided us with a lot of natural- physical resources which needs to be sustainably used by the people who are living in the society. Only a collaborative environmental approach can help us rejuvenating the Amazon forest. We should protect the nature of our mother earth at all costs as it is an important part of the earth's ecosystem. Amazon forest contains

30 percent of the world's species.

Amazon may have more species of ants than the entire British Isles, while alone hectare of forest (two-and-a-half acres) may have more than 500 species of trees and a single park can have more than 1,400 butterfly species. Killing of animals and cutting down trees needs proper attention. The government should make laws and regulations to protect the Amazon forest from getting destroyed. Amazon forest is a protected area and we should preserve its natural habitat. As human beings it's our duty and responsibility for protecting the environment. For protecting the Amazon forest from getting over-exploited one should take several steps such as reduce the consumption of beef and reduce the consumption of oil, also don't harm the ecosystem of Amazon. Hold businesses accountable as they use the Amazon forest to earn the profit.