Amazon drought and wildfires mean degradation bigger threat than deforestation

New study is a warning ‘the lungs of the planet’ could be reaching their tipping point.   A new study published in Global Change Biology shows that forest degradation in the Amazon increased by 44% between 2023 and 2024 – a rise of 163% compared with 2022. In total, 25,023 square kilometres of the rainforest degraded … Continue reading Amazon drought and wildfires mean degradation bigger threat than deforestation