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THE UNIVERSAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TROPICAL RAIN FORESTThe concept "SELVA" refers to the extremely delicate and very important rain forest, and constitutes a priority area for the Foundation.
From our research, we have been able to conclude that certain regions of the Ecuadorian Rain Forest represent 25% of the world's biodiversity. For example, of the 25,000 registered varieties of flora in Latin America, 20,000 have been identified in Ecuador, of which at least 5,000 are endemic to the region. The statistics for fauna are equally outstanding; the Ecuadorian Rain Forest is the habitat of a exceedingly high number of species: 402 amphibious, 1,559 birds and 342 mammals, not to mention an infinite number of undiscovered invertebrates. Consequently, and despite the fact that the area only represents two percent of the Amazon Rain Forest, the existing flora and fauna in the Ecuadorian Primary Rain Forest is greater than the equivalent registered for North America and Europe.
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The United Nations and the World Bank have scientifically established the economic and cultural
significance of the Tropical Rain Forest as well as its crucial importance in regulating global climatic conditions.
Precipitation levels on Ecuador's eastern Andean slopes, 6,000 mm, combined with the Amazon River
basin that expands over 20,000 km. of navigable rivers--two thirds of the fluvial waters of the world--provides 18.8 percent of the world's total fresh water.