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Article of the Day ! The Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Rainforest, which encompasses 2.7 million square miles (7 million sq km), extends into nine South American nations. The rainforest boasts 2.5 million species of insects and is home to an extraordinary diversity of birds, mammals, and other wildlife, likely including many unknown species. Since the 1960s, the effects of economic exploitation on the regions ecology and the destruction of the rainforest have generated worldwide concern. What is the deforested land usually used for? More... Discuss
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:32:05 +0000

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