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Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are insects. This means that millions of other organisms remain a complete mystery.
Over generations, all of the species that are currently alive today have evolved unique traits that make them distinct from other species. These differences are what scientists use to tell one species from another. Organisms that have evolved to be so different from one another that they can no longer reproduce with each other are considered different species. All organisms that can reproduce with each other fall into one species. Read more...
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Just for clarification, because of the title, they're talking about the upper basin of the Paraguay river:
As the map shows, and the article mentions later on, that basin is controlled by three governments (the republic of Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil).
That said: global warming-wise the situation here in South America is noticeably bad - summers are getting noticeably harsher and there's something weird going on with the winds, as if they lost power. It reached a point that it affects humans, so of course it'll affect amphibians, that are far more environment-sensitive.
Deforestation of that basin is also a big concern. It's happening in territory controlled by each of the three governments - Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. It's mostly about cattle - either grazing lands or soya to feed the cattle. And perhaps not surprisingly not to attend the internal markets, but to export it to lands controlled by governments that won't need to deal with the environmental impact.
Very well put. I’d also add that the Pantanal is one of the most biologically diverse areas on that planet, with several endemic species.