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How many trees are lost each minute?
30 acres of tropical rainforest is lost every minute!!!
How many acres of rain forest are destroyed every day in Brazil and why?
Unbelievably, over 200,000 acres of rainforest are burned every day. That is over 150 acres lost every minute of every day, and 78 million acres are lost every year! The latest statistics in the Brazilian Amazon show a 34 percent increase in deforestation since 1992.
Rainforests how many acres do they lose in a second?
1.5 acres of rain forest's are lost in one second
How much of the amazon rainforest is being lost every month?
Thank god, about 4,017,600.
How much of the Amazon rainforest has been cut down?
I am not sure how much in acres, but twenty years ago, the tropical rainforests covered 14% of the Earth's surface; today it is less than 6%. One and one-half acres are destroyed every second, and experts estimate we lose 137 plants, animal and insect species per day. Here is an article with references about the cutting down of the rain forests. http://factoidz.com/cutting-down-the-rainforest-have-we-lost-the-cure-for-cancer/
How many acres of rainforest are destroyed each second?
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) found that tropical deforestation rates increased 8.5 percent from 2000-2005 when compared with the 1990s.All round the world tropical rainforests lost 10,240,000 hectares (25 million acres) every year between 1990 and 2005.That's:10,240,000 hectares (25,000,000 acres) in one year. Or197,000 ha (481,000 acres) in one week. Or28,000 ha (69,000 acres) in one day. Or1172 ha (2861 acres) in one hour. Or19.5 ha (48 acres) every minute.0.33 ha (0.8 acres) every second.That's about 36 football fields of rainforest lost every minute.An American Football field measures 0.53 ha (1.32 acres).Countries annually losing the most rainforest 1990 and 2005:Brazil: 2,974,867 ha (7,351,000 acres) per yearIndonesia: 1,447,800 ha (3,577,000 acres)Papua New Guinea: 266,600 ha (660,000 acres)Bolivia: 135,200 ha (334,000 acres)Peru: 123,000 ha (304,000 acres)More information at the link below.
In which places are rainforests being lost?
China, Amazon Rainforest, New Zealand and many, many other countries.
What are miners mining for in the Daintree Rainforest?
There is no mining in the rainforest. It is a registered World Heritage listed sight as of 1988. Once leases were given to mine Tin, however, if that happened many plant and animal species would be lost forever. This is the oldest rainforest on our planet and the only one to survive the Ice Age. The Daintree is older than the Amazon Rainforest, and we have learned the value of the Amazon, haven't we?
Which rainforest has been destroyed the most?
I would have to say the Amazon, it's lost over 15% of it's trees since the past 30 years.
How many trees are being cut down in the Amazon rain forest every minute?
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) found thatBetween 1990 and 2005 Brazil lost 2,974,867 hectares (7,351,000 acres) of Amazon Rainforests annually.That's 8,150 ha per day, 340 ha per hour, 5.6 ha every minute. Or 10.5 football fields every minute. (An American Football field measures 0.53 ha (1.32 acres))Worldwide tropical deforestation rates increased 8.5 percent from 2000-2005 when compared with the 1990s.Tropical rainforests lost 10,240,133 hectares (25 million acres) annually between 1990 and 2005.
What are the release dates for Lost Secret of the Rainforest - 1993 VG?
Lost Secret of the Rainforest - 1993 VG was released on: USA: 1993
What actors and actresses appeared in Lost Secret of the Rainforest - 1993?
The cast of Lost Secret of the Rainforest - 1993 includes: Neal Grandstaf Trisha Korte
