What are some of the potential consequences if current rates of deforestation continue in the Amazon?

Apr 22, 2014 ... Edward Mitchard is a research fellow at the University of Edinburgh, specializing in the remote sensing of tropical ecosystems. A unique, seasonal habitat for an incredible diversity of animals, including turtles, dwarf caimans, catfish, stingrays and more. The Amazon Rainforest has the richest and most varied plant and animal life in the world (see biodiversity). It contains several million species of plants, ... Apr 22, 2025 ... April 22 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm. Explore how benefit-sharing policies, public participation, and indigeneity influence natural resource conflicts ... Feb 13, 2023 ... This article is part of the Research Topic Biochar from Forest Biomass as a Tool for Climate Change Mitigation and Degraded Soil Reclamation Aug 31, 2015 ... The susceptibility of southeastern Amazon forests to fire: insights from a large-scale burn experiment. Nov 20, 2022 ... During COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) on 15 November 2022, the Science Panel for the Amazon presented a new policy brief detailing the ... Jul 14, 2021 ... The Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it is able to absorb, scientists have confirmed for the first time. Jan 6, 2023 ... Our analysis finds that forests managed by Indigenous people in the Amazon were strong net carbon sinks from 2001-2021, collectively removing a ... Jul 24, 2021 ... These images from NASA's Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) contrast two predominant seasons of the Amazon Basin: dry and wet.