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The Amazon rainforest is home to more than 40,000 species of plants and animals, many of which are still undiscovered. It is the largest and oldest rainforest in the world, occupying more than 5.5 million square kilometres of land. The Amazon rainforest contains 90-140 billion metric tons of carbon, and is a crucial part of our global climate system.