IgDailystapler t1_j84o0eh wrote on February 11, 2023 at 4:31 PM

As a person who enjoys breathing oxygen, I’m hyped

enzovrlrd t1_j8559sk wrote on February 11, 2023 at 6:28 PM

It's wonderful that the forest gets protected but your oxygen mostly comes from algae in oceans

IgDailystapler t1_j855hlo wrote on February 11, 2023 at 6:29 PM

The algae does do a lot of the heavy lifting, but the Amazon does pump out a pretty good amount of oxygen (it also has some incredible flora and fauna, yet another reason why it should be protected)

enzovrlrd t1_j856flc wrote on February 11, 2023 at 6:36 PM

That's not true, tropical forests are carbon and oxygen neutral in their cycle

IgDailystapler t1_j8571k5 wrote on February 11, 2023 at 6:40 PM

This is true, you’re right (I was mainly saying that it does produce oxygen, not that it really goes anywhere, which I’ll admit does sound a bit misleading now that I look back on it). If I remember correctly, it’s actually emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs atm…which is quite annoying considering most of that carbon is coming from the people who keep lighting it on fire to make room for farms.