1. Young Reporters Competition

2. The Amazon The Amazon rainforest is the biggest rainforest in the world.

3. The Amazon It spans eight countries in South America including Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela. © Zig Koch / WWF UK

4. The Amazon The Amazon is crucial to the health of the planet. It stores carbon dioxide which, if released, can accelerate climate change.

5. The Amazon One in ten of the known species on Earth can be found in the Amazon, including the beautiful jaguar. © David Lawson / WWF-UK

6. The Amazon Some of the species in the Amazon can’t be found anywhere else, like this pink river dolphin. naturepl.com/Luiz Claudio Marigo / WWF

7. The Amazon The Amazon is a unique and important environment but it faces serious threats from deforestation. © Zig Koch / WWF-UK

8. The Amazon An area of rainforest the size of three football pitches is cleared every 60 seconds. © Greg Armfield / WWF-UK

9. The Amazon About 20% of the rainforest has already been cleared for cattle ranches, mining, timber for paper and furniture, and roads. Greg Armfield / WWF-UK

10. The Amazon Huge numbers of species are threatened by its destruction. Many have already become extinct. © Zig Koch / WWF-UK © Roger Leguen / WWF-Canon

11. Helping the Amazon Sky Rainforest Rescue was set up by Sky and WWF to save 1 billion trees in north west Brazil.

12. Helping the Amazon It helps local people to make a living from the rainforest without cutting down the trees, and works with governments on laws to protect the forest. © Sarah Hutchison / WWF-UK

13. Young Reporters Competition Now it’s your chance to help… Sky and WWF are looking for some fantastic news stories and films to tell others about the Amazon. www.sky.com/amazonweek

14. Young Reporters Competition Sky News reporter, Charlotte Hawkins explains “We’re calling all budding young reporters to write a news story or produce a short news film on why the Amazon is amazing.” © Rosie Collins Photography

15. Young Reporters Competition To help you, we’ve pulled out some top tips on how to produce the perfect news report. http://vimeo.com/64564953

16. Young Reporters Competition And there are even some handy hints on how to be a great news reporter! http://vimeo.com/64564950

17. Young Reporters Competition Show the Amazon some love and take part in our Young Reporters competition! Happy reporting… © Greg Armfield / WWF-UK