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    Up-to-date news on Amazon "forest guardians" and floating gardens around the world.

    Feb 07, 2020 2 minutes
    By Carla Tilghman

    AMAZON “FOREST GUARDIANS”

    overing over 2 million miles of South American land, the Amazon rainforest is crucial in a variety of ways. The ecosystem produces roughly 6 percent of the world’s oxygen and acts as a carbon sink. The more than 40,000 total plant species provide medicine, food, and materials (such as rubber) to the world, as well as play an active role in regulating ecosystems

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