OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Amazon covers a huge area (6.7 million sq km) of South America. Nearly 60% of the rainforest is in Brazil, while the rest is shared among eight other countries-Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and French Guiana, an overseas territory of France.

Detailed explanation-2: -Brazil has the largest expanse of tropical forest in the world and approximately 64 percent (about 544 million hectares) of its territory has some form of forest cover. The natural forest area with timber potential is put at approximately 412 million hectares.

Detailed explanation-3: -The roughly 2.3 million square miles of the Amazon Rainforest are spread across eight countries in South America. Some two-thirds of the forest lies within Brazil, while the rest reaches into Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and French Guiana, an overseas territory of France.