Overview

• Deforestation has reduced the Amazon's plant cover by 12.5% from 1985 to 2023, equivalent to 88 million hectares.
• Record wildfires and severe droughts, intensified by climate change, are releasing massive amounts of carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere.
• The Amazon's degradation threatens its role in stabilizing global temperatures and storing CO2, risking a tipping point by 2050.
• Funding for Amazon protection includes the Amazon Fund, with over $1.4 billion in international donations, but more financial commitments are urgently needed.
• Experts call for a transition to a sustainable economic model, leveraging private capital and global cooperation to preserve the Amazon's biodiversity and climate-regulating functions.