How Deforestation Effects Us Globally
Some of the most forested regions in the world are in Central and South America, close to the equator where temperatures create prime conditions for forests.
These forests are massive in size and population, with millions of different species of animals and plants living in massive ecosystems. However, Brazil, one of the largest forest areas in the world, with over 56,000 different species of plants, 1,700 different bird species, 695 amphibian species, 578 different mammal species, and 651 different species of reptiles is also one of the most rapidly deforesting areas, with thousands of these numerous species taking significant population hits every year (Butler, Rhett-Forests In Brazil).
These forests are massive in size and population, with millions of different species of animals and plants living in massive ecosystems. However, Brazil, one of the largest forest areas in the world, with over 56,000 different species of plants, 1,700 different bird species, 695 amphibian species, 578 different mammal species, and 651 different species of reptiles is also one of the most rapidly deforesting areas, with thousands of these numerous species taking significant population hits every year (Butler, Rhett-Forests In Brazil).
The toll of deforestation takes a heavy toll on Brazil and Central America in particular, as from August 2012 through July 2013, the Brazilian portion of the Amazon Rain Forest lost 2,275 square miles of forest (LATimes-Brazil Deforestation)5. To put this into perspective, the entire Amazon Rain Forest is roughly 2.3 million square miles, making it the largest rain forest in the world (Britannica-Amazon Rainforest)6. If the Amazon Rain Forest continues to lose these massive amounts of square miles of forest, the world's largest oxygen-producing forest will continuously deteriorate and eventually the damage will become irreparable.