Amazon rainforest is located in the Amazon plain of South America, covering an area of 5.5 million square kilometers. Rainforests span eight countries: Brazil (accounting for 60% of the forest area), Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana and Suriname, accounting for half of the world's rainforest area and 20% of the global forest area. It is the largest and most diverse tropical rain forest in the world.

The Amazon rainforest is called "the lungs of the earth" and "the green heart".

The Impact of Global Warming on Amazon Rainforest

Environmentalists not only worry about the damage to biodiversity after forest destruction, but also worry that the carbon released by plants after forest destruction may accelerate global warming.

Evergreen forests in Amazon rainforest account for 65,438+00% of global terrestrial carbon production and 65,438+00% of ecosystem carbon storage-about 65,438+0.1x101metric ton of carbon. From 1975 to 1996, it is estimated that every 1 hectare of Amazon rainforest accumulates 0.62 0.37 tons of carbon every 1 year.

The deforestation of the Amazon rainforest caused by the fire has made Brazil one of the places with the highest greenhouse gas emissions. Brazil emits about 300 million metric tons of carbon dioxide every year, of which 200 million metric tons come from cutting down and burning the Amazon rainforest.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Amazon Jungle.