"The region hosts around 10% of all known plant species on Earth and plays a key role in feeding Andean wetlands that supply water to millions."
#AmazonBiome
#BiodiversityConservation
#BelémDeclaration
#WaterPolitics
#OldGrowthForests
(with information from Econews / Ecoticias)

The Amazon is rapidly becoming a new frontier for oil production. At the same time, interest and investment are resurging in onshore exploration. This coincides with the #Amazonbiome reaching an #existentialtippingpoint: #deforestation, #climateDisruption, and #ecosystem #PlanetDestroyers

TEDxAmazonia about to kick off in #Belem. Talks on the 1,000 year old “garden cities”, the future of indigenous and AI tech technologies, nature-based wildfire prevention, the future of the #AmazonBiome and so much more. All on livestream at wwwtedxamazonia.com #TEDxAmazonia