The Amazon is reaching a dangerous tipping point. We need to scale solutions now if we have any chance of saving it

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has spiked alarmingly in recent months. Image: REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Paulo Barreto
Senior Research, IMAZON- Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia
Robert Muggah
Co-founder, SecDev Group and Co-founder Igarape Institute

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