New EU-South America research on Amazon die-back, climate and deforestation starts in October

Deforestation in the Amazon has been decreasing over the last 6 years, but it appears that the downward trend may have stopped, this year. Apart from deforestation, the Amazon rainforests are also reported to be sensitive to climate change. In turn, the forests play an important role in regulating climate, rainfall and South-American water supply. Are the Amazon forests, its waters, climate and society are under threat of degradation over the coming decades because of global climate change and regional deforestation?

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