First they first clear a small area of land and burn it. Then they plant many types of plants, to be used for food and medicines. A: Rainforests are bursting with life. Not only do millions of species of plants and animals live in rainforests, but people also call the rainforest their home. In fact, indigenous, or native, peoples have lived in rainforests for many thousands of years.
The rainforest is full of natural resources but a very fragile system too. For example rainforest tribes have small garden areas from which they take small quantities of food everyday. Early accounts of these people by European explorers indicate a far denser population lived in the forest than today.
Many of these original peoples, such as the Caribs after whom the Caribbean Sea is named have disappeared completely. Others are only scattered remnants of what they once were. However thousands of distinct ethnic groups with their own distinctive language and culture remain today in tropical rainforests around the world. Indigenous man hunting in the Amazon. Tailored to You. Destruction of rain forest continues, and the powerful agriculture, mining, and logging lobbies in Brazil are proposing amendments to the constitution that would, in effect, remove legal protections from indigenous lands.
More outside assistance and deeper alliances with the indigenous tribes of the Amazon are urgently needed. Click on the links below to learn more about what you can do to help save Amazon rain forest and indigenous cultures. This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city Animals Wild Cities This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city Caracals have learned to hunt around the urban edges of Cape Town, though the predator faces many threats, such as getting hit by cars.
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Meet the people trying to help. Animals Wild Cities Morocco has 3 million stray dogs. All rights reserved. These are the borders of the lands of indigenous tribes. A Lesson for Environmentalists The massive green island is comprised of ten legally ratified indigenous territories totaling 35 million acres 14 million hectares.
Understanding the Enemy Some native tribes have staged protests, pressured the government, and fought on the ground to secure their rights. New Threats The Amazon rain forest is the greatest expression of life on Earth.
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