How to help the Amazon rainforest: 9 things you can do during the fires and beyond

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Global warming s catastrophic effects are on full display as Siberia, Alaska, and Brazil s Amazon rainforest burn. The Amazon wildfires are particularly alarming as scientists have said that trees are the planet s first line of defense against global warming. Due to deforestation, scientists estimate that we are near the tipping point where the Amazon can no longer function as a carbon sink. Brazil s Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world and a vital carbon store. Cutting down trees in the rainforest produces 8 of net global emissions, more than the entire European Union.Read Full Story

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