The Amazon Rainforest is the big daddy of all rainforests. It covers approximately 40% of the South American continent that straddles parts of Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela and of course Brazil! This rainforest is home to 2.5 million different species of insects, 40,000+ varieties of plants, 16000 species of trees, 1500 bird species, 2000 fish species, 427 mammals, 430 amphibian species and 380 reptile species which have been classified just within the region and of course the home of 3.1 million humans! It is spread over an area of 5.5 million sq km. An important fact to note here is that, The Amazon rainforest covers over half of the world\u2019s remaining rainforest. Only 6% of the earth\u2019s surface is covered by the rainforest and out of this, the Amazon rainforest covers over half of the world\u2019s remaining rainforests. Apart from the above notable dependencies living organisms have on Amazon, The Amazon trees and plants provide more than 20% of the world\u2019s oxygen and A quarter of the western medicine pharmaceuticals used today has rainforest based ingredients that originate from the Amazon rainforest. Then why are we hell-bent on destroying this massive reservoir, which serves as heaven on earth?<\/p>\n