“The Amazon covers 6 percent of the world’s surface, but it is home to more than half of its tropical forests and 20 percent of fresh water reserves. With an area of 7.4 million square kilometers (2.8 million square miles), it comprises 40 percent of South America’s land area.
“Indiscriminate logging and the expansion of the ranching, agriculture, mining and hydrocarbon operations are some of its largest threats.”
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