75 millions (surface) of wood exploited each year nd the governement gives just 25 millions of licences!!! 70% ::::> in the amazon river, the rate of mercury is 70% higher than the international standard. 80% of ilegal exploitation (wood) in brazil. 2/3 it was in 1999 the rate of intact forest. 2020 it is the year of the previsionnal desapparition

Amazon is composed of three woods which are the wood of " terra firme", the wood of "varzea" and the wood of "igapo". the wood of "terra firme" is made of formidable trees, it's the biggest and it's is rich of "hard" species. the wood of "varsea" was the first wood to be utilized. it is rich of "white" species as palm-trees. the last called wood of

Http://http://www.survivalfrance.org/

Localization: south of america countries: brazil (60%), peru, venezuela, french guyana, surinam, bolivia, colombia. surface: 4 millions km² (which represent a third of tropical woods of world) population: 20 million persons living in the amazonia the amazon shelters lots of vegetal and animal species (30 000 are counted and regularly news are disc

A bone to pick we found interesting facts on the web that must be shared with you to create a debate: with the " one billion trees for the earth" of the united nations program for the environment, it seems that co2 emissions caused by the human activities could be balanced by trees planting : -pinus patula in the mexican andes. -eucalyptus in the w

We choose to put those links not in the area specially designed for because plenty of informatons that could, and we hope that they will raise question. we are waiting for your commentaries!!!

Http://http://www.savetherainforest.org/savetherainforest_006.htm

Veritable nest of biodiversity, the amazon rainforest has a large number of species of animals and some 300 species of trees: 70% of the flora and flora of the planet! from www.greenpeace.org from www.linternaute.com/nature-animaux nowadays the amazon rainforest is not only one of the richest and most biologically diverse regions on the planet, it

In peru the president is alan garcia. recently he has questioned the existence of uncontacted indians living in the amazon rainforest. the president’s comments come just six weeks after 21 uncontacted indians were photographed in south-east peru.in an article appears in el comercio (one of peru’s major national newspapers), he affirmed:”we ha

Participants of united nations conference in bali about the global warming let think that they will include the forests preservation in the next negociations! it seems to be a first step toward the reach of a mondial awareness... furthermore, brasil is about to sanction the trade coming from illegal deforestation. indeed, amazonian land owners are