Pronounced loss of Amazon rainforest resilience since the early 2000s.
3 institutional releases
Published in Nature Climate Change · View the paper (DOI)
The Amazon rainforest is experiencing a decline in resilience, which could trigger dieback and have severe consequences for the environment. The study found that resilience has dropped consistently since the early 2000s, with parts of the forest losing resilience faster due to deforestation and climate change.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Amazon rainforest losing resilience University of Exeter · Mar 7, 2022 · first to report
- The Amazon rainforest seems to be approaching a tipping point University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science · Mar 7, 2022
- Amazon rainforest is losing resilience: New evidence from satellite data analysis Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) · Mar 7, 2022