Although it is not currently popular, tourism of the Amazon could bring a lot of money to the countries that contain it.

One of Brazil's huge exports is medicine because about 25% of the worlds medicine comes from the Amazon.

A huge part of the money made from the Amazon Rainforest is done illegally

Illegal logging is one of the main economic profits of people who use the Rainforest for money

The natural rubber produced in the Amazon Rainforest is crucial for trade and economic success in the countries that contain it.

The people living in the forest don't go to schools like Most Americans do, but instead learn about the rainforest itself along with their ancestors

The people living in the Amazon Rainforest live in a way that doesn't damage the plants or animals that live there.

There are over 50 million people that live in the Amazon rainforest

Many of the people in the rainforest die from diseases that we consider to be "Minor".

There are nine countries that share the Amazon Rainforest.

Many Brazilian Ranchers are being fined for the amount of trees that are cutting down

Brazil pledged to reduce their deforestation rate by 80% by the year 2020

The Brazilian Government was charged because of the deforestation growing three times faster than the previous years

Various criminal activities move through the forest further motivating deforestation efforts.

There are many laws in Brazil that are being made to help prevent the rainforest from disappearing.

The Amazon Rainforest is over 2.1 million square miles

In 1995 alone, 11,200 square miles of the forest was cleared out.

The Amazon is in danger, but many things are being done to control it's deforestation

An estimated 20% has been cut down, leaving only 80% of what it originally was.