... and the plant and animal species are at risk. Researchers are concerned about the impacts that an increased destruction of the rainforest would create * Global warming, and the effects of increasing temperatures * The world's production of oxygen-the Amazon rainforests are often called the lungs of the earth * The biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest * The biodiversity of environments worldwide. The Brazilian Government The Brazilian Government is faced with the tough decision of a choice between the development of the country of Brazil and the conserving of the Amazon rainforest. Brazil is a poor and developing country. For the benefit of the Brazilian people and a wealthier country, new infrastructure projects have been suggested. However, this means land is needed and this demanded land would have to be obtained from the Amazon. The deforestation of the Amazon for the new land would lead to numerous environmental effects that, in the long term, ...

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