Jan 19, 2023 · Approximately 2 million km² of the Amazon forest has been deforested or degraded. Forest restoration is essential to prevent the Amazon from reaching a tipping point that would release more than 200 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. Restoration requires planning, investment, monitoring and a strong government commitment.

Jul 23, 2021 · Advanced science and technologies can save the tropical forest and the Amazon’s ecosystems, peoples and communities. New technologies and high-value bio-industries can be leveraged. These include pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, new materials and nutraceuticals – products with health benefits that are derived from food sources, such as ...

Dec 20, 2023 · The Amazon biome has already lost 16% of its forests and 17% of remaining forests have been degraded. Deforestation is concentrated in southern and eastern Amazon, creating an arc of deforestation. In southeastern Amazon, forest loss reached 28% and temperature is 3.1 o C higher in the dry season month.

Jan 12, 2023 · The world needs a living Amazon. This means taking radical action, including ending deforestation, scaling sustainable production, restoring degraded lands and free-flowing rivers, and recognizing the rights of Indigenous Peoples, whose lands and waters make up much of the forest, and whose leadership is integral to the Amazon’s survival.

Jan 30, 2024 · Silva illustrated this using the example of water. 'The Amazon produces 20 billion tonnes of water a day. Fifty percent of this water is used by the forest, and the other 50% is dispersed into the atmosphere, which is responsible for our rainfall regime, to which 75% of South America's GDP is related. These are called flying rivers,' she said.

Nov 27, 2023 · The Amazon Rainforest is nearly unique in its biodiversity — but often overlooked are the millions of people that call the Forest home. The Amazon's people have lived for centuries in a sustainable manner without harming the Forest. Giving them a voice could unlock potential climate solutions and further sustainable local economic development.

Jun 4, 2021 · Deforestation of the Amazon basin has taken on dire consequences. The trees of the Amazon rainforest have been considered the lungs of the planet - by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing 20% of the earth's oxygen - but a recent study published in Nature Climate Change revealed that the Brazilian Amazon released nearly 20% more carbon dioxide in the …

Nov 2, 2023 · The Amazon rainforest is among humanity’s most valuable natural assets and home to many communities. Protecting it is essential — and those indigenous to the forest are best positioned to do so. Young leader, in particular, must be listened to. Their ingenuity is key to protecting the forest and improving the lives of its people.

Sep 23, 2021 · Amazônia 4.0 is positioning the Brazilian Amazon communities as effective managers of the forest that take advantage of its natural resources for the generation of innovative local bio-businesses, value-added products in all links of the chain, without losing sight of conservation, local employment, and social inclusion. Their first ...

Jan 27, 2023 · Most of its 497 million hectare-wide forest cover falls within “the lungs of the planet”—the Amazon rainforest. One of the most biodiverse places on the planet, the Amazon rainforest is said to house about 10% of the world’s biodiversity , including over three million wildlife species and over 2,500 tree species.