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ABOUT RAINFORESTS
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What is a Rainforest?

Is there a difference between a rainforest and a jungle?

Is the Amazon a jungle or a rainforest?

Where are the rainforests of the world?

Where are the rainforests in South & Central America?

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WHERE ARE THE RAINFORESTS OF THE WORLD?

 

According to International Preservation in 1997:

Among the world's 200 nations, just 17 are home to 70% of all of the biodiversity, the natural riches of the planet.
Of these 17 mega-diverse countries, 7 are in the Western Hemisphere and 5 are in South America.