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More than half of tree species of the Amazon at risk of extinction

23 November 2015 at 8:50 (Updated on 14 September 2020 at 11:23)

Research compares information from research plots along the Amazon with maps of current and projected deforestation to estimate how many species have disappeared and where.[:]

07_Small_scale_illegal_mining_Suriname_c_H_ter_Steege (Medium) — Mineração ilegal em pequena escala no Suriname. Foto: H ter Steege / La minería ilegal en pequeña escala en Surinam. Foto: H ter Steege / Small scale illegal mining in Suriname. Photo: H ter Steege

Agricultura tradicional de corte e queima. Foto: H ter Steege / Agricultura tradicional de corte y quema. Foto: H ter Steege / Traditional slash and burn agriculture. Photo: H ter Steege

Mulher Yanomami com uma árvore medicinal. Foto: William Milliken / Mujer Yanomami en un árbol medicinal. Foto: William Milliken / Yanomami woman with medicinal tree Photo: William Milliken

Desmatamento em forma de espinha de peixe. Foto: Google Earth / Deforestación en forma de espina de pescado. Foto: Google Earth / Amazon deforestation fishbone. Image: Google Earth

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