Brazil's Amazon rainforests act as a universal treasure in various ways. Justify (200 Words)
Refer - The Hindu
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KEY POINTS
Amazon forest, a universal treasure
· The Amazon basin, spread across millions of hectares in multiple countries, hosts massive sinks of sequestered carbon, and the forests are a key factor in regulating monsoon systems.
· The forests also acts as reservoir of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus thus regulating the bio- geochemical cycles and restores the elements back into the environment.
· The rain-forests harbour rich biodiversity and about 400 known indigenous groups whose presence has prevented commercial interests from overrunning the lands.
· Globally, there is tremendous momentum to save the Amazon forests. Brazil must welcome initiatives such as the billion-dollar Amazon Fund backed by Norway and Germany, which has been operating for over a decade, instead of trying to shut them down.
· The forests supplies timbers, rosewood, mahogany to various parts of the world.
· Constitutes largest collection of living plants and animals in the world.
· Waters released by plants into the atmosphere through evapotranspiration and to the ocean by rivers, influences world climate and circulation of ocean currents.
· Rich source of medicinal plants acts as cure for various diseases, ailments.
Krish 5 years
Kindly review sir Thank u
IAS Parliament 5 years
Try to include about regulation of monsoon systems. Keep writing.
Deepesh 5 years
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Good attempt. Try to include about role of medicinal plants. Keep writing.
Anisha Sahu 5 years
Kindly review.
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Good answer. Try to include about medicinal plants. Keep writing.
Vandana 5 years
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IAS Parliament 5 years
Good answer. Try to include about biogeochemical cycles. Keep writing.
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