The Amazon is a very important place for all forms of life. It absorbs lots of carbon, provides us with medicine and is home to many endangered species. Because of its size and diversity it is a good area to study. There has been a lot of destruction and deforestation thus, causing lots of extreme weather conditions. Scientists have been studying the Amazon to predict what will happen to other ecosystems in terms of deforestation and climate change. It is important to study these issues and then act on them because the more we take from ecosystems and do not replenish, the more danger and harm people are creating.