Americas > The Amazon savannah: Deforestation, climate change, and fire threaten to irreversibly alter world’s largest rainforest, study warns

The Amazon savannah: Deforestation, climate change, and fire threaten to irreversibly alter world’s largest rainforest, study warns

Published 02:37 on July 13, 2023  /  Last updated at 02:37 on July 13, 2023  /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

The Amazon rainforest could irreversibly transition to savannah or grassland due to the compound effects of deforestation, climate change, and more fires, a new study warns.
The Amazon rainforest could irreversibly transition to savannah or grassland due to the compound effects of deforestation, climate change, and more fires, a new study warns.


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