Since forever, but brazilians do it in a sustainable way, new trees are allowed to grow, that's why the forest is still there.
Different to what people did in other coutries. United States, for example, was covered by huge forests when the English came in, but they destroyed everything in less than 2 centuries.
Greenpeace say 80% in the Amazon rainforest.
1000,000,
The Amazon rainforest has a variety of tree leaves, including broad leaves, needle-like leaves, and compound leaves. Broad leaves are common in the rainforest and help trees absorb sunlight for photosynthesis. Needle-like leaves are found on some trees to reduce water loss. Compound leaves have multiple leaflets on a single leaf stalk. Each type of leaf has adaptations to thrive in the diverse and dense environment of the Amazon rainforest.
Kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) - found in the Amazon Rainforest. Rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) - found in the Amazon Rainforest. Mahogany tree (Swietenia) - found in the Amazon Rainforest. Strangler fig tree (Ficus) - found in tropical rainforests worldwide, including the Amazon Rainforest. Bo tree (Ficus religiosa) - found in the rainforests of Southeast Asia.
The Amazon Rain Forest loses about 23,000 square kilometers (8.97 square miles) each year due to deforestation.
A rain forest is simply a forest that has lots and lots of rain each year (+70in a year) The Amazon rain forest in particular is very large it covers a good portion of South America (1.4 billion acres). It calls 9 different countries home and is home to thousands of types of trees and animals. The climate is warm (about 79* F) and humid.
Approximately 15 trees are cut down each day to produce one ton of newsprint paper, which is used for newspapers. This translates to about 30 million trees cut down annually for newspaper production worldwide.
this stinks
Up to four trees are being cut down each second.
Piranhas and crocodiles
3-6 billion trees are consumed by the world each world
Brazil cuts down the most trees each year.