Young Reporters
Competition
The Amazon
The Amazon
rainforest is
the biggest
rainforest in
the world.
The Amazon
It spans eight
countries in
South America
including
Brazil, Peru,
Colombia and
Venezuela.
© Zig Koch / WWF UK
The Amazon
The Amazon is
crucial to the
health of the
planet. It stores
carbon dioxide
which, if released,
can accelerate
climate change.
The Amazon
One in ten of
the known
species on
Earth can be
found in the
Amazon,
including the
beautiful
jaguar.
© David Lawson / WWF-UK
The Amazon
Some of the
species in the
Amazon can’t
be found
anywhere else,
like this pink
river dolphin.
naturepl.com/Luiz Claudio Marigo / WWF
The Amazon
The Amazon is a
unique and
important
environment but
it faces serious
threats from
deforestation.
© Zig Koch / WWF-UK
The Amazon
An area of
rainforest the size
of three football
pitches is cleared
every 60 seconds.
© Greg Armfield / WWF-UK
The Amazon
About 20% of the
rainforest has
already been
cleared for cattle
ranches, mining,
timber for paper
and furniture, and
roads.
Greg Armfield / WWF-UK
The Amazon
Huge numbers of
species are
threatened by its
destruction. Many
have already
become extinct.
© Zig Koch / WWF-UK
© Roger Leguen / WWF-Canon
Helping the Amazon
Sky Rainforest
Rescue was
set up by Sky
and WWF to
save 1 billion
trees in north
west Brazil.
Helping the Amazon
It helps local people to
make a living from the
rainforest without
cutting down the trees,
and works with
governments on laws
to protect the forest.
© Sarah Hutchison / WWF-UK
Young Reporters Competition
Now it’s your chance to help… Sky and
WWF are looking for some fantastic news
stories and films to tell others about the
Amazon
Young Reporters Competition
In these short films, Lorna Dunkley,
Sky News presenter, gives an
introduction to the Young Reporter
Competition along with her top tips
on how to be a great news presenter!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1XbOZAg8xY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J5EUCiTiBQ
Young Reporters Competition
To help you,
we’ve pulled out
some top tips on
how to produce
the perfect news
report.
http://vimeo.com/64564953
Young Reporters Competition
And there are
even some
handy hints on
how to be a
great news
reporter!
http://vimeo.com/64564950
Young Reporters Competition
Last year the Young Reporters Competition was
won by Charlie from Nayland Primary School and
Rebecca, Rosa, Freya and Megan from Coed y
Brain Primary School. Take a look at their winning
entries.
https://rainforestrescue.sky.com/assets/assets/documents/2014/10/
Charlie_-_Nayland_Primary_School_1.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR0t1B0-q-s
Young Reporters Competition
Show the
Amazon some
love and take
part in our
Young
Reporters
competition!
Happy
reporting…
© Greg Armfield / WWF-UK