What are the benefits of the Amazon rainforest?

With rainforests going fast, the continuity of this knowledge for the benefit of future generations is under threat. Untapped potential of the Amazon's plants. Scientists believe that less than half of 1% of flowering plant species have been studied in detail for their medicinal potential. read more

The Amazon is the world’s largest, most diverse tropical rainforest covering an area of 2.1 million square miles and being home to an estimated 390 billion trees. Three key benefits of the Amazon rainforest are: The Amazon helps maintain the water cycle by producing large quantities of rainfall every year. read more

Amazon forest is very important to the south America economy as most of the people’s income comes from them working in the different forest sectors of the amazon. read more

The rainforests provide us with many benefits, which can be divided into environmental and human benefits. A human benefit is the medicinal value of the plants in the rainforests. We already have some valuable medicines that are derived from plants of the rainforests. read more