New Research Predicts Collapse of Vital Ecosystem Could Occur Within a Decade
The Amazon rainforest, often called the “lungs of the world,” is alarmingly close to an irreversible tipping point, according to new research from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Released on Biodiversity Day at the COP27 climate summit, the study warns that worsening climate change, deforestation, and ecosystem degradation could push the Amazon into a permanently damaged state by 2030.
If this critical threshold is crossed, the Amazon may no longer function as a key global climate regulator, leading to severe repercussions for biodiversity and the climate. The WWF cautions that this scenario would bring “catastrophic consequences for both people and the planet.”
