How are humans affecting the Amazon rainforest?
How are humans affecting the Amazon rainforest? Mining, logging, ranching, agriculture, and oil and gas extraction have put unsustainable pressure on the delicate rain forests of the Amazon Basin. The resource is available in English and Spanish.
Are we going to lose the rainforest?
With the current rate of deforestation, the world's rainforests will be gone by 2100. The rainforest is home to more than half of all species on Earth.