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RISKING THE AMAZON: Why We Need Immediate Action to Reduce the Tipping Point Risk. Technical Briefing.

Mary Gagen Orcid Logo, Mike Barrett, Daniel E. Silva, Pablo Pachero, Sarah Hutchinson, Mark Wright, Valeria Boron, John Dodsworth, Analiz Vergara

Swansea University Author: Mary Gagen Orcid Logo

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This technical note has been produced, by WWF UK, in collaboration with WWF Brazil and the WWF Amazon Coordination Unit, with the aim of bringing together the widespread evidence that we are facing a critical risk of abrupt vegetation change (a ‘tipping point’) in the Amazon biome. We bring together...

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Published: UK 2022
Online Access: https://www.wwf.org.uk/our-reports/risking-amazon
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title RISKING THE AMAZON: Why We Need Immediate Action to Reduce the Tipping Point Risk. Technical Briefing.
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