The Amazon Rain Forest covers around 2,7,000 square miles of the Amazon Basin It is home to over 40,000 different plants Many plants send out poisonous toxins to protect themselves from being eaten by animals It is home to over 2,000 species of animals The Amazon Rain Forest is known as the "Lungs of the Earth"The importance of the Amazon rainforest for local and global climate Tropical forests and woodlands (eg savannas) exchange vast amounts of water and energy with the atmosphere and are thought to be important in controlling local and regional climates 3 Water released by plants into the atmosphere through evapotranspiration (evaporation and plant transpiration) and to theEach tree is an ecosystem by itself with numerous different plant species growing in it, such as Bromeliads, Orchids, Cacti, Aroids, mosses, ferns and lichens The guides of our rainforest lodge, the Cuyabeno Lodge, are widely known for their knowledge about birds and other Amazon Jungle Animals as well as Amazon Rainforest Plants
11 Things That Will Happen To Our Planet If The Amazon Rainforest Burns Down Completely
