This lecture highlights the importance of the Amazon in regional and global climate regulation, emphasizing its role as a substantial carbon sink that lowers CO2 levels in the atmosphere. It also examines the concerning trend of a weakening carbon sink in recent years, with some areas even becoming carbon sources due to threats such as deforestation, forest fires, and tree mortality, which are also linked to climate change. 

Lecture source language: Spanish

Available subtitles & translations: English and Portuguese