why amazon rainforest is so important to the world and why we should care about it the amazon rainforest stretches across 5.5 million square kilometres – an area far larger than the EU. all figures describing some aspect of the amazon convey the region’s unique status on the planet: the enormous amazon river, with all its tributaries, contains 20 per cent of the world’s flowing freshwater. though the amazon covers only four per cent of the earth’s surface, it contains a third of all known terrestrial plant, animal and insect species that you can't find anywhere else in the world. the forest produces more than 50 per cent of all the rain that falls in the amazon region, and it affects rainfall patterns far outside south america. the amazon rainforest contains 10 per cent of all biomass on earth. the forest thus stores vast amounts of carbon that is released into the atmosphere as deforestation takes place. these releases contribute to global warming. last year, all the world's nations combined pumped nearly 38.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the air from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil, according to new international calculations on global emissions published by the journal Nature Climate Change. again, amazon rainforest contains 10 percent of ALL THE BIOMASS on earth. and if this ONLY 10 per cent is gone, the emission of CO2 will surge. and we will all DIE! 😢 MAKE YOUR VOICE, SIGN THE PETITION link in bio.👆👆👆👆 #prayforamazonia #helpsavetheAmazon #saveAmazonia #amazoniaIsBurning #helpsavetheamazonrainforest #justreflections (images: grabbed on various pub) more, next post... 😠(at Pray For Amazonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1nghCBFlKX/?igshid=1g8nrkocqq9e5
