What Is The Amazon “Tipping Point,” Exactly?

Our extensive work with Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, the University of Arizona’s Lovejoy Center for Biodiversity, and other climate scientists around the world has us fully aware of the global environmental challenges we face. The Amazon, the “lungs of the planet,” accounts for 50% of the remaining rainforest on earth and continues to face destruction and other threats on a daily basis. Scientist and journalist Quentin Septer takes an in-depth look at the state of the Amazon, the science behind assessments of its health, and reasons for hope in the face of otherwise sobering news.