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Most of the planet’s life is found in just 17 countries
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26 April 2021
Most of the planet’s life is found in just 17 countries
There are around 200 countries in the world, but just 17 of them hold most of the Earth’s biodiversity – its great variety of different species of plants, animals and other living things. Brazil, for example, home of the Amazon Rainforest, contains an estimated 4 million species.

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100 Things to Know About Saving the Planet

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