Image:NASA More than half of the world’s estimated 10 million species of plants, animals and insects live in tropical rainforests. One-fifth of the world’s fresh water moves through the Amazon basin.
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Photograph by George Grall – Amazon horned frog – Ceratophrys cornuta – Source:National Geographic The Amazon has long been the lungs of the world. But now comes dramatic evidence that we cannot rely on it in the fight against climate change. Source: The Independent UK By Steve Connor Friday, 6 March 2009 It covers an [...]
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