Amazon Rainforest

Amazon Rainforest

The Importance Of Rainforests
Rainforests, by virtue of their abundant renewable natural resources, have for timeless periods provided the humankind with amenities for survival and well being, including food, clothing, fuel, condiments, products of industrial use, and even remedies for ailments. The loss of rainforests has an intense and overwhelming consequence. The rainforests house the Earth's richest biological resources. Almost half of the world's biodiversity Read More...
Insects That Are Drawn to a Tropical Tree
What does one imagines when the two words tropical tree are in conjunction with each other? A tropical tree is a beautiful remembrance of paradise. Tropical trees litter the shorelines of beaches near and far. The tropical tree is a symbol of Southern California, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and other tropical islands. One can not gaze at a brochure promising paradise without coming across one or two tropical trees. A tropical tree adds Read More...
Rainforest Plants - Ageratum
Family: Asteraceae Genus: Ageratum Species: Ageratum conyzoides Common names: White weed General Description: Ageratum is an erect, herbaceous annual, that can grow up to 30 inches tall; its stems are covered with fine white hairs; its leaves grow on opposite sides of the stem. Ageratum is a member of the Daisy family. This plant enjoys light shade and is one of the garden's longest lasting blues. It is a tender plant, typ Read More...

Rainforest Plants - Acerola
Rainforest Plants - Anamu
The Reproduction Patterns of a Tropical Tree
Rainforest Plants - Agarwood
Tropical Rainforest – a Costa Rican Treasure

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Amazon may be headed for another bad drought
Drought has cut Peru's Amazon River to its lowest level in 40 years and it is already below the minimum set in 2005, when a devastating dry spell damaged vast swaths of South American rainforest in the worst drought in decades. Peru - Drought - South America - Amazon River - Rainforest Read More...
Amazon may be heading for bad drought
Drought has cut Peru's Amazon River to its lowest level since 2005, when a devastating dry spell damaged vast swaths of South American rainforest in the worst drought in decades. Read More...
Amazon suffers major dry spell with water levels dropping
In north-eastern Peru, the Amazon River has dropped to levels unseen in 40 years, causing massive economic disruption for a region that relies on the river to transport goods and people to the rest of the country. Read More...
Amazon river level at 40-year low
The River Amazon has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years in north-eastern Peru, leaving boats stranded. Read More...
Disappearing Amazon: Congratulations to Brazil?s Cattle Ranchers
The Amazon rainforest belongs to Brazil and nobody else. Read More...
Sigourney Weaver: Defending the rivers of the Amazon
Actress Sigourney Weaver fights for the maintenance of the Amazon. In a Google Earth 3-D Tour inspired by director James Cameron the actress gives a voice-over considering risks and alternatives for the planned Belo Monte Dam in Northern Brazil. Read More...
Brazil officials: Amazon deforestation declining
Brazil's government says deforestation in the Amazon is falling significantly and could be the lowest ever when yearly numbers are completed. Brazil - Deforestation - Amazon Rainforest - South America - Amazon Read More...
Rainforest Cafe® Creator Steven Schussler of Minneapolis, MN Serves as Guest Judge on Food Network?s ?24 Hour ...
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rainforest Cafe® Creator Steven Schussler of Minneapolis, MN to appear on Food Network?s ?24 Hour Restaurant Battle? as Guest Judge. Airs Wednesday, September 1st at 9 p.m. CT/10 p.m. ET. Read More...
Brazil's deforestation shrinks to record low
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has reached a record low since 2004, local research institutes and officials said Tuesday. Read More...
Amazon Defense Coalition: Court Filing: Chevron's Own Audits Prove Company Lied About Massive Pollution in Ecuador
NEW YORK----A U.S. Federal Court has been presented with two separate audits conducted at Chevron?s request that show ?clear and convincing evidence? that the oil giant knowingly dumped billions of gallons of toxic waste directly into the Amazon and subsequently lied to cover it up, according to a legal brief by the 30,000 Ecuadorian rainforest residents suing the company for the illegal dumping. Read More...