The Amazon's carbon tipping point

A dry brown patch of land is dotted with trees

A 'Third Way' to save the Amazon: make the standing forest itself more valuable

Brazil’s leading climatologist wants to change the way businesses view the Amazon. If standing trees become more valuable than cleared land, the forest can recover and continue to absorb greenhouse gases.

A 'Third Way' to save the Amazon: make the standing forest itself more valuable
A muddy river runs through a green landscape. On one side are trees and a dense forest; the other is bare.

'Our wealth is the forest': Indigenous tribes are the last best hope for the Amazon

'Our wealth is the forest': Indigenous tribes are the last best hope for the Amazon
Fields growing soybeans for the global market have replaced dense rainforest along the Brazilian Amazon’s 'arc of deforestation.'

For illegal loggers in the Brazilian Amazon, 'there is no fear of being punished'

For illegal loggers in the Brazilian Amazon, 'there is no fear of being punished'
Two trees are covered in instruments strapped to their bases

The Amazon used to be a hedge against climate change. Those days may be over.

The Amazon used to be a hedge against climate change. Those days may be over.