Are we losing the Amazon?
Are we losing the Amazon? Scientists warn that decades of human activity and a changing climate has brought the jungle near a ?tipping point.? With nearly a fifth of the forest lost already, scientists believe that tipping point will be reached at 20% to 25% of deforestation.
Are we going to lose the rainforest?
With the current rate of deforestation, the world's rainforests will be gone by 2100. The rainforest is home to more than half of all species on Earth.