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Large rainforest in South America
The Amazon rainforest, also called the Amazon jungle, Amazonia, or simply the Amazon, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that
Amazon_rainforest
The Amazon rainforest, spanning an area of 3,000,000 km2 (1,200,000 sq mi), is the world's largest rainforest. It encompasses the largest and most biodiverse
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest
Deforestation_of_the_Amazon_rainforest
Native animals of the Amazon rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is a species-rich biome in which thousands of species live, including animals found nowhere else in the world. To date, there are
Fauna of the Amazon rainforest
Fauna_of_the_Amazon_rainforest
Wildfires in Brazil
The 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires season saw a year-to-year surge in fires occurring in the Amazon rainforest and Amazon biome within Brazil, Bolivia
2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires
2019_Amazon_rainforest_wildfires
Type of forest with high rainfall
Sub-Saharan Africa from the Cameroon to the Congo (Congo Rainforest), South America (e.g. the Amazon rainforest), Central America (e.g. Bosawás, the southern Yucatán
Rainforest
Tropical broadleaf forest with high rainfall
Tropical rainforests are dense and warm rainforests with high rainfall typically found between 10° north and south of the Equator. They are a subset of
Tropical_rainforest
Major drainage basin in South America
the Amazon rainforest, also known as Amazonia. With a 6 million km2 (2.3 million mi2) area of dense tropical forest, it is the largest rainforest in the
Amazon_basin
Major river in Northern South America
achieve this level of development, the indigenous inhabitants of the Amazon rainforest altered the forest's ecology by selective cultivation and the use
Amazon_River
Broad belt of rainforest in Central Africa
in Central Africa. The Congolian rainforest is the world's second-largest tropical forest, after the Amazon rainforest. It covers over 500,000,000 acres
Congolian_rainforests
1980 Italian horror film directed by Ruggero Deodato
Harold Monroe, an anthropologist who leads a rescue team into the Amazon rainforest to locate a crew of filmmakers that have gone missing while filming
Cannibal_Holocaust
Indigenous languages of Greater Amazonia
region.[citation needed] The majority of the Amazon Basin and the Orinoco are the lowlands of a tropical rainforest, rich in edible vegetables and animals.
Amazonian_languages
State in Brazil
only to Amazonas upriver. Its most famous icons are the Amazon River and the Amazon rainforest. Pará produces rubber (extracted from rubber tree groves)
Pará
Topics referred to by the same term
up Amazon or amazon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Amazon most often refers to: Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
Amazon
Region in Colombia
The region is mostly covered by tropical rainforest, or jungle, which is a part of the greater Amazon rainforest. The region is bounded by the East Andes
Amazon_natural_region
Critical thresholds in climate science
crossed, like those of the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, the Amazon rainforest and warm-water coral reefs. A 2022 study published in Science found
Tipping points in the climate system
Tipping_points_in_the_climate_system
Amazon rainforest non-profit organization
people of tropical South America in conserving the biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest, as well as the culture and land of its indigenous people. ACT was
Amazon_Conservation_Team
American alternative investment company
companies with links to the commercialization and deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. The key trends for Blackstone are (as of the financial year ending
Blackstone_Inc.
are 390 billion trees in the Amazon rainforest, divided into 16,000 different species. 2024 – Drought hits the rainforest. Wilford, John Noble. Scientist
Timeline_of_Amazon_history
Country in South America
of New World monkeys are found in the northern rainforests. More than one-fifth of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has been completely destroyed, and more
Brazil
Area of the Amazon rainforest
peruana) or just the jungle (Spanish: la selva), is the area of the Amazon rainforest in Peru, east of the Andes and Peru's borders with Ecuador, Colombia
Peruvian_Amazonia
Colombian visual artist (died 2025)
the Nonuya and Muinane communities known for his depictions of the Amazon rainforest. Rodríguez was born Mogaje Guihu (Muinane: "shining sparrow-hawk feathers")
Abel_Rodríguez_(artist)
000 square kilometres (270,000 sq mi) of the Amazon rainforest have been destroyed. In 2001, the Amazon was approximately 5,400,000 square kilometres
Deforestation_in_Brazil
2021 animated adventure film
jungle paradise in the Amazon from loggers and miners. The film is noted as an authentic description of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest folklore. An international
Ainbo:_Spirit_of_the_Amazon
German mammalogist, sole survivor of LANSA Flight 508
a torn knee ligament. She survived 11 days alone in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest until she located a lumberjack camp. Koepcke was born in Lima, Peru
Juliane_Koepcke
An immense number of bird species live in the Amazon rainforest and river basin (an area which is nominally home to one out of every ten known species
Birds_of_the_Amazon
President of Brazil from 2019 to 2023
first year. He rolled back protections for Indigenous groups in the Amazon rainforest and facilitated its deforestation. Bolsonaro's response to the COVID-19
Jair_Bolsonaro
Country in South America
biodiversity. The country also hosts a part of the Amazon rainforest, the largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest in the world. The region known as "the Guianas"
Guyana
Intergovernmental political and economic forum
The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and
G7
Conversion of forest to non-forest for human use
large areas of their rainforest. Much of what remains of the world's rainforests is in the Amazon basin, where the Amazon rainforest covers approximately
Deforestation
Ethnic group in the Amazon Rainforest
(Portuguese pronunciation: [piɾaˈhɐ̃]) are an Indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. They are the sole surviving subgroup of the Mura people
Pirahã_people
Ecological region of South America
The Amazon biome (Portuguese: Bioma Amazônia) contains the Amazon rainforest, an area of tropical rainforest, and other ecoregions that cover most of the
Amazon_biome
Ecological communities abruptly losing biodiversity, often irreversibly
and a global decline in ecosystem resilience. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is the most dramatic example of a massive, continuous ecosystem and
Ecosystem_collapse
Uncontrolled fire in forests or open spaces
wildfires in Siberia, Alaska, Canary Islands, Australia, and in the Amazon rainforest. The fires in the latter were caused mainly by illegal logging. The
Wildfire
Sightings or encounters with mysterious natives of the Amazon rainforest
sightings or encounters with mysterious white skinned natives of the Amazon rainforest from the 16th century by Spanish missionaries. These encounters and
White_Amazonian_Indians
Scientific research facility
The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory or ATTO is a scientific research facility in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. This includes a 325-metre-tall (1,066 ft)
Amazon_Tall_Tower_Observatory
2017 film by Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
director decided to shift the film to a rainforest. Although Malaysia was considered for the shoot, Amazon rainforest was finalised owing to its adventurous
Amazon_Obhijaan
Removal of forests worldwide
Earth, with around 12 million km2 of boreal forest, larger than the Amazon rainforest. Russia's forests contain 55% of the world's conifers and represent
Deforestation_by_continent
Opera house in Manaus, Brazil
The Amazon Theatre (Portuguese: Teatro Amazonas) is an opera house located in Manaus, Brazil, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. It is the location
Amazon_Theatre
Waorani leader
nonprofit Amazon Frontlines, which works to protect the Amazon rainforest, protect its biodiversity, and strengthen Indigenous guardianship of the Amazon. In
Nemonte_Nenquimo
2017 Australian film by Greg McLean
story of Israeli adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg's 1981 journey into the Amazon rainforest. Directed by Greg McLean and written by Justin Monjo, the film stars
Jungle_(2017_film)
Animals of Guyana
world as a result of the majority of the country being part of the Amazon rainforest, and as a result a large amount of the species being types of frogs
Fauna_of_Guyana
American author
working to protect rainforest in Peru's Madre de Dios region. His 2014 memoir, Mother of God, detailed his early work in the Amazon rainforest in southeastern
Paul_Rosolie
vegetation of the puna zone up to elevations of 4,770 m (15,650 ft). The Amazon rainforest region comprises about 60 percent of the total area of Peru and is
Climate_of_Peru
Mass environmental destruction from human activities
of Eli Children of Men Deepwater Horizon Elysium FernGully: The Last Rainforest Hardware Hunger strike against Ecocide Interstellar Letter from the Age
Ecocide
Thai multinational coffeehouse chain
verdant "oasis" for visitors, the name "Café Amazon" was selected to conjure up images of the Amazon rainforest. The cafés soon gained popularity and began
Café_Amazon
and for the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of the Amazon rainforest. Additionally, the fund supports the development of monitoring and
Amazon_Fund
alternative to clear cutting. Selective logging in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest was recently shown in analyses of Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper
Selective logging in the Amazon rainforest
Selective_logging_in_the_Amazon_rainforest
Enormous serpent believed to live in the Amazon Rainforest
of water"), is a mythical enormous serpent believed to inhabit the Amazon Rainforest. According to legend, it is considered the mother of all aquatic animals
Yacumama
1924 novel by José Eustasio Rivera
plains and later, escaping from criminal misgivings, through the Amazon rainforest of Colombia. In this way Rivera is able to describe the magic of these
The_Vortex_(novel)
Peruvian people of indigenous ancestry
and even those who live isolated in the most remote areas of the Amazon rainforest, such as the Matsés, Matis, and Korubo, have changed their ways of
Indigenous_peoples_of_Peru
Indigenous Brazilian leader and environmentalist (born 1932)
famous as a living symbol of the fight for the preservation of the Amazon rainforest and indigenous culture. Cacique (a Native American word for chieftain)
Raoni_Metuktire
Peruvian chemical biologist and conservationist
conservationist who founded Amazon Research Internacional, an organization focused on biodiversity research and conservation in the Amazon rainforest. Her work integrates
Rosa_Vásquez_Espinoza
Country in South America
and second-highest level overall. Its territory encompasses the Amazon rainforest, highlands, grasslands and deserts. Colombia is a member of global
Colombia
2013 cannibal horror film by Eli Roth
Alejandro and his girlfriend Kara. The group plans a trip to the Amazon rainforest to stop a petrochemical company from forest clearing and displacing
The_Green_Inferno_(film)
population as large as 100,000 people. The Indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest may have used their method of developing and working in terra preta
Indigenous_peoples_in_Brazil
Water vapor transfer from the Amazon Basin
importance of the Amazon rainforest as a source of the water that is vital for their lives and the economy. Yana Marull (2012-09-18). "Amazon's flying water
Flying_river
Continent
wettest place on earth, López de Micay in Colombia; the largest rainforest, the Amazon rainforest; the highest capital city, La Paz, Bolivia; the highest commercially
South_America
over 1,000 mm (39.4 in) in the Orinoco Delta of the far east and the Amazon rainforest in the south. The precipitation level is lower from August to April
Venezuela
2009 book by David Grann
son in the Amazon rainforest while looking for the ancient "Lost City of Z". In the book, Grann recounts his own journey into the Amazon, by which he
The_Lost_City_of_Z_(book)
Brazilian fashion model (born 1980)
different projects, especially forest and water related projects in the Amazon rainforest and Atlantic Forest. Bündchen returned to her hometown of Horizontina
Gisele_Bündchen
Living and non-living things on Earth
Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition. Retrieved 29 November 2012. "Why the Amazon Rainforest is So Rich in Species : News". Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 5 December
Natural_environment
This is a list of plants found in the wild in Amazon rainforest vegetation of Brazil. The estimates from useful plants suggested that there are 800 plant
List of plants of the Amazon rainforest of Brazil
List_of_plants_of_the_Amazon_rainforest_of_Brazil
State of Brazil
The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the
Acre_(state)
Pre-Columbian civilizations. The BBC's Unnatural Histories claimed that the Amazon rainforest, rather than being a pristine wilderness, has been shaped by man for
History_of_South_America
Dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area
by trees drops below 40 to 45 percent. Research conducted in the Amazon rainforest shows that trees can alter rainfall rates across a region, releasing
Forest
Zoo on the Isle of Wight, England
2024, adopting the name Amazon Rainforest Conservation Centre. The collection is based around the animals of the Amazon rainforest and as such features a
Amazon_World_Zoo_Park
Capital and largest city of Amazonas, Brazil
situated near the confluence of the Negro and Amazon rivers. It is one of the two cities in the Amazon rainforest with a population of over 1 million people
Manaus
Sedimentary basin of the Congo River in Central Africa
rainforest in Africa and second only to the Amazon rainforest in size, with 300 million hectares compared to the 800 million hectares in the Amazon.
Congo_Basin
Indigenous people who live in the Amazonas basin
35,000 Indigenous people who live in some 200–250 villages in the Amazon rainforest on the border between Venezuela and Brazil. The ethnonym Yanomami
Yanomami
Israeli adventurer, author and speaker
From Tuichi: the Harrowing Life-and-Death Story of Survival In The Amazon Rainforest. Random House. ISBN 067942458X. Ghinsberg, Yossi (2007). Laws of the
Yossi_Ghinsberg
Fatty seed of Theobroma cacao
butter and cocoa powder are extracted. Cacao trees are native to the Amazon rainforest. They are the basis of chocolate and Mesoamerican foods including
Cocoa_bean
State of Brazil
eastward. At this time the Amazon rainforest was born. During the Ice Age, sea levels dropped and the great Amazon lake rapidly drained and became a river
Amazonas_(Brazilian_state)
English actor (born 1996)
makes several attempts to find a supposed lost ancient city in the Amazon rainforest. Neil Soans of The Times of India praised Holland for making the film
Tom_Holland
Large stand of trees in the Amazon rainforest
devil's garden (Kichwa: Supay chakra) is a large stand of trees in the Amazon rainforest consisting of at most three tree species and the ant Myrmelachista
Devil's_garden
Network of ancient cities
The Upano Valley sites are a cluster of archaeological sites in the Amazon rainforest. They are located in the Upano River valley in Morona-Santiago Province
Upano_Valley_sites
Venezuela and Panama; the Llanos (plains), shared with Venezuela; to the Amazon rainforest region shared with Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador. Colombia is
Geography_of_Colombia
1992 animated musical fantasy film by Bill Kroyer
FernGully: The Last Rainforest is a 1992 animated musical fantasy film directed by Bill Kroyer from a screenplay by Jim Cox, based on the FernGully stories
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
FernGully:_The_Last_Rainforest
William Park. Acaté Amazon Conservation works with the indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon to help protect the Amazon rainforest while providing the
Acaté_Amazon_Conservation
Species of plant
native to tropical regions of North and South America including the Amazon rainforest. It is also present in parts of Tanzania, where it is considered an
Hura_crepitans
President of Brazil (2003–2011; since 2023)
Amazon cooperation treaty.[needs update] However, there are concerns that illegal loggers have partly moved their action from the Amazon rainforest to
Luiz_Inácio_Lula_da_Silva
Country in South America
with ecological sub-units such as the Altiplano, tropical rainforests (including Amazon rainforest), dry valleys, and the Chiquitania, which is a tropical
Bolivia
Region of Brazil
The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the
North_Region,_Brazil
Species of marine plant
more carbon dioxide every year than a similarly sized area of the Amazon rainforest. Posidonia oceanica has roots (which mainly serve to anchor the plant
Posidonia_oceanica
Historical period of Brazil (1879 to 1912)
rubber; sometime dating back to 1600 BC. The indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest developed ways to extract rubber from the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)
Amazon_rubber_cycle
Brazilian scientist and meteorologist
understanding of the Amazon rainforest and its role in the Earth system.” He is also a Co-Chair of the Science Panel for the Amazon. Nobre graduated in
Carlos_Nobre_(scientist)
Brazilian trade union leader and environmentalist (1944–1988)
trade union leader, and environmentalist who fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest and advocated for the human rights of Brazilian peasants and Indigenous
Chico_Mendes
Mountain in Peru
access is prohibited due to its proximity to uncontacted tribes in the Amazon rainforest. Cerro El Cono is located in the Ucayali department of Peru near the
Cerro_El_Cono
Belgian film director (born 1949)
notably in the Amazon rainforest. Over the last forty years, Dutilleux has produced thirty films, including a dozen in the Amazon rainforest, taken thousands
Jean-Pierre_Dutilleux
1971 aviation accident in Peru
strike to the right-hand wing, the aircraft crashed down into the Amazon rainforest. Whilst several of the passengers initially survived the 3 km (2 mi)
LANSA_Flight_508
Brazilian food processing company
having a problematic beef supply chain fuelling the deforestation of the Amazon forest. The deforestation free supply chain watchdog Forest 500 further
Marfrig
Region of Earth surrounding the Equator
National Forest in Puerto Rico, Costa Rican and Nicaraguan rainforests, Amazon rainforest territories of several South American countries, Madagascar
Tropics
Amazon rainforest reserve in Brazil
Adolpho Ducke) is a 10,000-hectare (25,000-acre) protected area of the Amazon rainforest on the outskirts of the city of Manaus, Brazil. The reserve was established
Adolfo_Ducke_Forest_Reserve
System of surface and deep currents in the Atlantic Ocean
as the Greenland ice sheet, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and the Amazon rainforest would all be connected to the AMOC. According to this study, changes
Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
Atlantic_meridional_overturning_circulation
American horror film by Luis Llosa
States and Brazil, the film focuses on a documentary film crew in the Amazon rainforest that is led by a snake hunter who is hunting down a giant, legendary
Anaconda_(1997_film)
Anabaptist groups originating in Western Europe
as a driver of environmental damage, notably deforestation of the Amazon rainforest through land clearance for agriculture. The early history of the Mennonites
Mennonites
2019–2023 Brazilian presidential administration
Amazon rainforest. In October, climate lawyers from the Austrian group AllRise filed yet another complaint about a "widespread attack on the Amazon,
Presidency_of_Jair_Bolsonaro
French heavy metal band
music video address the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest; the video depicts the 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires, native Brazilians performing a ritual
Gojira_(band)
agriculture in the Amazon basin refers to the farming practices developed by the indigenous communities of the Amazon rainforest before the European
Pre-Columbian agriculture in the Amazon Basin
Pre-Columbian_agriculture_in_the_Amazon_Basin
Colombian politician (born 1962)
2026-03-13. "Colombia's presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuels". Apnews.com. June 6, 2026. "Iván Cepeda o el poder
Iván_Cepeda
2024 South Korean film by Kim Chang-ju
the Amazon rainforest. As of November 7, 2024[update], Amazon Bullseye has grossed $2,864,104 with a running total of 447,776 tickets sold. "Amazon Bullseye"
Amazon_Bullseye
AMAZON RAINFOREST
AMAZON RAINFOREST
Male
Hebrew
(×ַיָּלï‹×Ÿ) Variant form of Hebrew Ayal, AYALON means "deer, gazelle."
Girl/Female
Latin
Amazon.
Girl/Female
Latin
Amazon.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mathúin, MAHON means "bear calf."
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from French maçon, MASON means "mason, stone-worker."
Male
Spanish
Spanish and Filipino form of Latin Amatus, AMADO means "beloved."
Male
English
English form of Greek AarÅn (Hebrew Aharon), AARON means "light-bringer." In the bible, this is the name of the older brother of Moses.
Girl/Female
Latin
Amazon.
Girl/Female
Latin
An Amazon.
Girl/Female
Latin
Amazon.
Girl/Female
Latin
An Amazon.
Male
Italian
Italian name derived from Roman Latin Amatus, AMATO means "beloved."
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Lofty; exalted; high mountain. Biblically, Aaron was Moses' older brother (and keeper by God's...
Female
Japanese
(アヴァãƒãƒ³) Japanese form of Celtic Avalon, AVARON means "island of apples."
Girl/Female
Latin
Amazon.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Amator, AMADOR means "lover."
Girl/Female
Latin Greek
Amazon.
Boy/Male
Armenian, Australian, Hebrew, Jewish, Swahili
Lofty; Exalted; High Mountain; Biblically; Aaron; Moshea's Elder Brother
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Amison.
Girl/Female
Latin
Amazon.
AMAZON RAINFOREST
AMAZON RAINFOREST
Female
Hebrew
(רוּת) Hebrew name RUWTH means "appearance" or "friendship." In the bible, this is the name of a Moabite who marries Naomi's son.
Boy/Male
Danish Dutch
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sherawali | ஷேராவாளீÂ
Godess Durga
Boy/Male
Arabic
Country; Kingdom; Empire
Boy/Male
Tamil
Fabric markar, Cloth merchant
Biblical
cutting of the mouth of warfare
Boy/Male
American, German, Jamaican
Ruler with Counsel
Boy/Male
Hindu
Victory person
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Feminine Equivalent of Count; Titled
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lauren, LARYN means "of Laurentum."
AMAZON RAINFOREST
AMAZON RAINFOREST
AMAZON RAINFOREST
AMAZON RAINFOREST
AMAZON RAINFOREST
imp. & p. p.
of Blazon
n.
An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk.
n.
One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.
p. p.
Gazing with astonishment; amazed.
a.
Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterized by an amnion; as, the amniotic fluid; the amniotic sac.
n.
Same as Blazon, 3.
a.
Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Blazon
n.
A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis
n.
Same as Amnion.
v. t.
To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Amaze
a.
Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike.
v. i.
To blazon.
a.
Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace.
n.
A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
n.
The people called Amazons.
a.
Without, or not developing, an amnion.
n.
Alt. of Amazon stone
imp. & p. p.
of Amaze