Event Details:

A constellation of prominent scientists known for their expertise on the Amazon and climate change will present current best understandings of the complex and shifting role played by the Amazon in climate change processes. They will address the causes and consequences of forest loss and degradation, including human dimensions, and the risks of passing ecological tipping points that would lead to runaway forest loss from climate drying and fire. These experts will also explore the enormous potential of the Amazon Forest to maintain a cool, healthy global climate, and the policy change opportunities that can stop the loss of this essential ecosystem, while supporting the wellbeing of Amazonian people.