This lecture presents a summary of the many ecosystem services provided by the Amazon and how disrupting them affects all of humanity. Learn how deforestation in the Amazon leads to water scarcity beyond the basin, impacting agriculture production in other regions of South America, and how greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and degradation may prevent the world from staying below 1.5°C, bringing us close to crossing a tipping point. Begin to discover how accelerating biodiversity loss also threatens Indigenous peoples and local communities, a topic that will be expanded upon in subsequent modules. 

Lecture source language: Portuguese

Available subtitles & translations: English and Spanish