Amazon - A River Doesn't Run Through It

Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon has been underestimated by at least 60%

October 18, 2005

A rainforest usually gets, well, a lot of rain. In the Amazon, more than 7 feet per year. But in a terrible twist of irony, the world's greatest rainforest is suffering a severe drought.

The Amazon is a global treasure, and is often called, "the lungs of the planet." It is home to the greatest variety of life on Earth. For decades, deforestation has plagued the Amazon, and now global warming is delivering another lethal blow. The Amazon is experiencing the worst drought in more than 40 years, and experts believe that global warming and massive deforestation are to blame.

The Amazon River, the largest river in the Western hemisphere, is being reduced to a trickle in places, grinding the entire region to a halt. The people of the Amazon rely on the river and its many tributaries for everything from food to transportation. Massive fish kills now line what used to be river banks, and area residents are driving cars down dried river beds. ....tm

Source: A River Doesn't Run Through It
Author: Greenpeace

Link: Amazon 'stealth' logging revealed
Link: Amazon damage 'worse than feared'
Link: Amazon rainforest vanishing at twice rate of previous estimates
Link: Satellite images reveal Amazon forest shrinking faster
Link: Selective Logging may have Doubled Amazon Damage


Other EVANA-articles about this topic:
Discussions: Climate Change and Global Warming (en)

WWF: Illegal timber trade in Europe driving global forest loss and poverty (en)

Wälder für die Tonne (de)

FAO: Deforestation continues at an alarming rate (en)

La déforestation reste "alarmante", malgré un début d'inversion de tendance (fr)

Climate change: The heat is on (en)

Afrikanische Seen verschwinden rasend schnell (de)

UN: Throughout the world, ancient forests are in crisis (en)

International: Illegal Logging (en)

Pays émergents et membres du G8 discutent à Londres des technologies propres (fr)

Climate change: Nations have difficulties in tackling the threat together (en)

UK/International: Conference in London - all about 'climate' (en)

PROTETTA FORESTA DEL CONGO, (it)

Greenpeace: Congo's president backs ban on new logging (en)

Greenpeace: Überschwemmungen, Hitzewellen, Gletscherschwund (de)

Le méthyle-mercure menace les populations de l'Amazonie centrale (fr)

Amazonien im Teufelskreis aus Kahlschlag und Klimawandel (de)

Sécheresse exceptionnelle en Amazonie (fr)

Will Afghanistan soon be 'green'? (en)

Gesetz für weltweiten Urwaldschutz (de)

UN takes steps to upkeep forests (en)

ONU: la déforestation se poursuit à un rythme alarmant (fr)