Gimnazija Škofja Loka
Amazonski deževni gozd
Prvotni deževni gozd
Regionalna geografija sveta 2008/2009
Marjan Luževič, prof
http://rainforests.mongabay.com/preface.htm
Gimnazija Škofja Loka
Regionalna geografija sveta 2008/2009
Deževni gozd potem, ko ga začno spreminjati
Nekdanji deževni gozd v Braziliji, danes pa plantaže in …?
Marjan Luževič, prof
Gimnazija Škofja Loka
Regionalna geografija sveta 2008/2009
Marjan Luževič, prof
A WORLD Imperiled: FORCES BEHIND FOREST LOSS
Although they cover less than 2 percent of Earth's surface, they house an estimated 50 percent of all
life on the planet. The immense numbers of creatures that inhabit the tropical rainforests are so
great—an estimated 5-50 million species— they are almost incomprehensible. The sheer range of
numbers alone suggests the limited extent of our knowledge of these forests. For example, whereas
temperate forests are often dominated by a half dozen tree species or fewer that make up 90 percent
of the trees in the forest, a tropical rainforest may have more than 480 tree species in a single hectare
(2.5 acres). A single bush in the Amazon may have more species of ants than the entire British Isles.
This diversity of rainforests is not a haphazard event, but is the result of a series of unique
circumstances.
As the first seven sections of this site have described, tropical rainforests are incredibly rich
ecosystems that play a fundamental role in the basic functioning of the planet.
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Seznam držav z največjo pestrostjo vrst življenja (biodiverziteta rastlin in živali – število vrst)
Brazil
59,851
Cameroon
9,921
Colombia
54,649
Laos
9,411
China
34,687
Turkey
9,387
Indonesia
32,680
Paraguay
8,935
Mexico
28,836
Iran
8,899
South Africa
25,052
Myanmar
8,709
Venezuela
23,429
Nicaragua
8,642
Ecuador
22,065
Kenya
8,353
United States
21,474
Nepal
8,213
India
21,020
Ethiopia
8,011
Peru
20,081
Guyana
7,672
Bolivia
19,561
Gabon
7,620
Australia
17,974
Cuba
7,159
Malaysia
17,171
Congo
6,970
Costa Rica
13,630
Honduras
6,894
Thailand
13,340
Mozambique
6,859
Papua New
Guinea
13,115
Angola
6,731
Kazakhstan
6,708
Congo, Dem
Rep
13,107
French Guiana
6,689
Russian
Federation
12,468
Brunei
Darussalam
6,644
Viet Nam
12,034
Uganda
6,492
Tanzania
11,906
Japan
6,484
Italy
6,309
Bhutan
6,216
Nigeria
6,132
Suriname
6,122
Panama
11,484
Argentina
11,285
Madagascar
10,541
Philippines
10,127
Guatemala
9,927
Gimnazija Škofja Loka
Regionalna geografija sveta 2008/2009
Marjan Luževič, prof
Prvotni prebivalci Amazonskega gozda in njihova današnja usoda
Tropical rainforests have long been home to indigenous peoples
who have shaped civilizations and cultures based on the
environment in which they live. Great civilizations like the Mayas,
Incas, and Aztecs developed complex societies and made great
contributions to science. Living from nature and lacking the
technology to dominate their environment, native peoples have
learned to watch their surroundings and understand the intricacies of
the rainforest. Over generations these people have learned the
importance of living within their environment and have come to rely
on the countless renewable benefits that forests can provide.
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Group of Totobiegosode emerged from the forest in 2004, including these men pictured, but some remain uncontacted. Image
courtesy of Survival International.
Ojnai Etacori, a Totobiegosode leader, voiced her concern.
"All this land belonged to our ancestors, but the white men are going to destroy it all," she told
Survival. "I am also very worried about this destruction, because we don't know where exactly the
people still in the forest are living. I have a sister among them. This is why we don't want the white
people to destroy more of the forest with their bulldozers."
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