Amazonia
South America
With 10 percent of all species on Earth, the Amazon forest hosts the richest biodiversity of any ecosystem on the planet and is home to nearly a quarter of the world’s fresh water. Listen to this beautifully crowded chorus.
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The rainforest, mangroves and swamps of the Amazon are some of the most carbon‑rich ecosystems in the world. Amazonia contains 23 percent of all irrecoverable carbon within its trees and soil — more than any other region on Earth.
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The Amazon is home to 30 million people — as many as Tokyo, Mexico City and New York City combined.
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Deforestation is pushing the Amazon towards a tipping point beyond which it will lose the ability to generate its own rainfall and gradually turn into a dry savanna. Roughly 15 percent of the Amazon has been deforested so far. If current deforestation rates continue, scientists warn the tipping point could occur in 10 to 15 years.
Just 3.3% of Earth’s land contains half of our irrecoverable carbon ecosystems. We must protect these lands in order to prevent a climate disaster. Please join us in taking a stand for nature and each other.