Deforestation In The Amazon

The Amazon is a huge region that is across the eight developing countries, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia,Ecuador, Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname and French Guiana, which have been destroyed since 1978. The Amazon have millions of species and thousands of birds and butterflies. Deforestation in the Amazon was mainly because of farmers, who cut down trees to produce crops for their families and local consumption. But in the 20th century, that began to change by industrial activities, agriculture and cattle ranching. The Amazon have over half of the earth’s remaining rainforest, which is a home to many living plants and animals, Over the past 40 years, around 20% of the Amazon has been cut down, which plays an important role in the global carbon