This document highlights the environmental issues in South America, focusing on biodiversity loss, deforestation, and threats to ecosystems like coral reefs and mangroves.
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[...] Environmental Issues in South America - Sketch Environmental Issues in South America 1. Environments rich in biodiversity Tropical evergreen rainforest and tropical deciduous forest 2. Threatened by human action Area of deforestation (in hectares per year from 1990 to 2005) Coral reefs and mangroves threatened by the increase in sea temperature or level Amazon rainforest, where 43% of 70 forest species would be lost by 2010 3. [...]
