Frequently Asked Rainforest Questions

 

What is a rainforest?

Why are rainforests important?

Who depends on the rainforest?

What are the major threats to rainforest around the world?

What are some of the strategies to protect rainforests?

What are extractive reserves?

Alto Juru Extractive Reserve
Size: 506.186,000 hectares
State: Acre
Region: North
Municipal: Marechal Thaumaturgo de Azevedo and Cruzeiro do Sul

Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve
Size: 970.570,000 hectares
State: Acre
Region: North
Municipal: Assis Brasil, Brasileia, Xapuri, Rio Branco, Sena Madureira and Placido de Castro

Criaco Extractive Reserve
Size: 7.050,000 hectares
State: Maranhão
Region: North
Municipal: Imperatriz

Marinha do Pirajubae Extractive Reserve
Size: 1.444,00 hectares
State: Santa Catarina
Region: South
Municipal: Florianopolis

Mata Grande Extractive Reserve
Size: 10.450,00 hectares
State: Maranhão
Region: Northeast
Municipal: Imperatriz

Quilombo do Frexal Extractive Reserve
Size: 9.542,00 hectares
State: Maranhão
Region: Northeast
Municipal: Mirinzal

Rio Cajari Extractive Reserve
Size: 481.650,00 hectares
State: Amapa
Region: North
Municipal: Mazago and Laranjal do Jari

Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve
Size: 204.583 hectares
State: Rondônia
Region: North
Municipal: Guajara-Mirim and Vila Nova do Mamore

Tocantins Extractive Reserve
Size: 9.280 hectares
State: Tocantins
Region: North
Municipal: Augustinopolis and Sampaio

 

How important is the Amazon forest?

At what rate are we losing tropical forests?

What other tropical forests is Environmental Defense currently working to protect?

What can you do?

 

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