The Amazon Rainforest...a paradise...but...
The Amazon Rainforest in South America has been named as one of the 7 Wonders of Nature (for full list check link 7 Wonders of Nature - World Facts ) . I'm hoping that this designation will bring some attention to some of the not so wonderful aspects such as the marginalization of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon and the widespread deforestation that's robbing the world of critical resources and defences against the negative effects of climate change. I read an interesting fact on wikipedia (yes i did wiki) about the region. On 18 January 2007, FUNAI reported that it had confirmed the presence of 67 different uncontacted tribes in Brazil. Brazil as a result, now has the largest number of uncontacted people in the world... The Amazon region is expansive....this map gives us an idea of just how vast it is. Source: Study by Rett A Butler So when we think that in 6 years, between 2000 and 2006, the region lost almost 150,999 sq km (that's pl...