Central Amazon Conservation Complex

Central Amazon Conservation Complex

Encompassing the largest protected region within the Amazon Basin, this area serves as a sanctuary for an exceptional array of endemic flora and fauna. Boasting unparalleled levels of biodiversity, this unique location contributes significantly to Earth’s ecological balance by regulating global climatic patterns, facilitating carbon sequestration, and sustaining freshwater supplies.

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Threats to the Cental Amazon Conservation Complex

This invaluable site faces imminent threats due to factors such as climate change and deforestation, which have considerably accelerated its deterioration. Consequently, it is imperative to prioritize its preservation more than ever

Protecting Natural Heritage

— Amazon Threats

Key threats include climate change, deforestation, illegal poaching, wildfires, dumping, and pollution

Amazon Conservation Effort

Presently,17% of the Amazon Rainforest has been Destroyed – an area the size of France

50% of the World’s Terrestrial Biodiversity is Found in rainforests

The Amazon is one of the world’s largest carbon sinkholes and is critical in combating climate change

The Central Amazon has an immense cultural and natural heritage. There is potential value in ensuring its preservation better to understand the impact of climate change on nature, the disruption of industry on wildlife habitats, as well as migration patterns of the local populace

With every tree that is cut, burned, or destroyed humanity loses in the struggle against climate change. We also lose the rich beauty of the largest rainforest in the world along with it’s rich and diverse wildlife

The Importance

of Ensuring
The Preservation
of the Central Amazon

Amazon Rainforest
Fauna & Flora
Amazon River Floods
Amazon River
Anaconda
Giant River Otter
Giant anteater
Pink River Dolphin
Capybara
Poison Dart Frog
Toucan
White-faced saki
Amazon Sloth
Amazon Jaguar
Angelim vermelho trees

BE A PART OF THE CHANGE

How We Can Protect the Central Amazon

Learn About The Amazon

Education Key

  • Educate yourself about the importance of the amazon rainforest
  • Understand how you can reduce your carbon footprint
  • Do not directly or indirectly support the industries that contribute to the desctruction of the Amazon

Listen to the Locals

Support locals & eco-friendly politicians

  • Listen to local indigenous peoples that are directly affected due to the destruction of the Amazon
  • Support local partners that are defending the Amazon from deforestation and destruction
  • If possible for politicians that make it a priority to protect the Amazon and more widely the environment

Do your Part

Actively take steps to support conservation

  • Donate to the numerous conservation efforts currently being undertaken to protect the amazon rainforest
  • Volunteer to charities that run Amazon perservation programmes
  • Spread the word and educate other about the importance of the Amazon rainforest

Donate to Save the Amazon Rainforest

Rainforest Trust
WWF Amazon Appeal
Rainforest Alliance

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References

https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/amazon

https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/ways-help-amazon-rainforest

https://www.wwf.org.uk/stories/amazon-under-attack/

https://www.rainforesttrust.org/

UNESCO Digital Library, https://www.unesco.org/en

Central Amazon Conservation Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Convention, https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/998/

Yichuan Shi, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Central Amazon Conversation Complex, August 2003, Revised January 2012,
https://www.yichuans.me/datasheet/output/site/central-amazon-conservation-complex/#cultural-heritage

Amazon conservation, https://www.amazonconservation.org/what-we-do/put-science-and-tech-to-work/

National Geographic, Central Amazon, 15 November 2010, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/worldheritage/
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