Brazil

Politics is failing to protect the Amazon. It's time for finance to step up instead

Agents of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, or Ibama, check a felled tree, found in a deforested area during "Operation Green Wave" to combat illegal logging in Apui, in the southern region of the state of Amazonas, Brazil, August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly        SEARCH "DEFORESTATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC17BF3721A0

The combined effects of massive deforestation and climate change look set to dry out the Amazon Image: REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

Beatrice Crona
Associate professor, deputy science director, Stockholm Resilience Centre
Victor Galaz
Deputy Director, Stockholm Resilience Centre
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