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Text BoxShapeImageText BoxAcre is a state located in the north of Brazil a country in South America.it is considerably smaller than most other states in Brazil.Acre, sitting under the Amazons and to the right edge of Peru, is part of the Amazon rainforest biome.Therefore, like other surrounding states, it is almost entirely covered by plantlife.Being a rainforest, it is hugely biodiverse with thousands of breeds of trees, plants and animals. Consider these facts:
A single pond in Brazil can sustain a greater variety of fish than is found in all of Europe's rivers.
1A 25-acre plot of rainforest may contain more than 700 species of trees - a number equal to the total tree diversity of North America.
A single rainforest reserve in Peru is
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Maximising profit:
There are many methods that are available that can fully utilized the resources of the rainforest and can potentially yield a very high profit.such methods include:
Logging-second largest use of the rainforest.yields high revenue fern cutting down trees.
Cattle ranching-large areas of land is burned to the ground in order to farm cattle which is then sold to companies like McDonald’s.
Mining-companies dig up areas of forest land for resources like diamonds gold
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Leave it alone: The rainforest began to be damage ever since humans began to use it commercially.Therefore,It can clearly be seen that by restricting its contact from humans other than locals (tribes) is the key to saving the rainforest.This means that the rainforest will be able to continue naturally.

Advantages
Disadvantages
Absolutely no large scale damage will be caused to the rainforest-the issue of deforestation will be entirely resolved Biodiversity will increase-endangered animal species will indefinitely bounce back Tribes people will be left alone and be able to continue their way of life-their traditions will not be lost

The rainforest will not be able to develop. It will be difficult to completely restrict such a large area. Existing businesses who utilized the rainforest will be destroyed The sustainable resources of the rainforest will not be able to be used such as life saving medicines only found there, rubber, and native, unique

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