Collision Course: Development Pushes Amazonia Toward Its Tipping Point
Robert Walker
Abstract
Amazonian fires burn more and more forestland every year. Shortly after the turn of the millennium, effective environmental policies in Brazil reduced deforestation rates in the Amazon Basin. Unfo...
Topics & Concepts
Amazon rainforestAmazonianAmazon basinDeforestation (computer science)Tipping point (physics)Course (navigation)GeographyCollisionEcologyPhysicsComputer scienceAstronomyEngineeringComputer securityProgramming languageElectrical engineeringBiologyEcosystem dynamics and resilienceConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementSustainable Development and Environmental Policy