you've probably heard of the Sahara but how much do you know about it did you know for example that the Sahara covers a quarter of Brazil's national territory it covers over 2 million square kilometers it's so vast that it is the second largest natural landscape in South America and it's the most biological rich savanna in the world the Sahad Oh she'll ters five percent of the planet species and 30 percent of Brazil's biodiversity apart from its vast size the Sahara is an important connecting link it is connected to four of brazil's five biomes and acts
as a bridge between the Amazon cachinga Atlantic forest and Pantanal when you look at it on the map you realize just how big and crucially important it really is you can see that if the Sahara disappeared the link between all the other ecosystems would be broken so it would be very sad if the Sahara disappeared wouldn't it well prepare yourself to be sad because the Sahara has practically disappeared already it has already been stripped of more than half of its original vegetation unless than 3% of its area is effectively protected you might not know it
but the Sahara was considered the cradle of brazil's freshwater resources because it alone supplies three gigantic aquifers and six of the eight largest watersheds in brazil plus the whole of the Pantanal the Sahara is vital to water conservation in Brazil it's like an upside-down horse let me explain while the Amazon for example has enormous trees with shallow roots the Sahara consists of smaller trees with deeper roots the Sahara acts like a giant sponge that absorbs and distributes water throughout the whole region this guarantees the survival of a large part of brazil's population through providing water
for human consumption electricity generation and production this means that if we do not conserve the Sahara particular species will become highly endangered our species if we do not help to conserve the Sahara we may end up hungry thirsty and in the dark however people are working to make sure that this does not happen and you can help with just a finger by typing WWF gorg BR to find out more about the Sahara and become a WWF member or click and enjoy our webpage and share this video with your friends information is crucial to the fight
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