By the end of the century, the Amazon could lose up to 38% of its forest cover

The Amazon You could lose up to 38% of your money forest cover By the end of the century, according to a study by Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and published by the National Academy of Sciences. The analysis, carried out by the German capital’s university, found a worrying global warming threshold of 2.3°C, a temperature that accelerates forest loss in a non-linear manner and increases the risk of “abrupt forest loss”.

The team was led by the LMU geographer. Selma Bultan, who warned this “This would take us beyond the 20 to 25 percent threshold that previous studies have warned was a tipping point for the Amazon rainforest.”.

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The fieldwork was conducted as part of the first survey to systematically assess the combined impacts of land use change and global warming on the Amazon rainforest.

The Amazon It is the largest tropical forest in the world. According to experts, it hosts a tenth of all carbon stored in terrestrial ecosystems, making it an essential part of global climate regulation.

The research warns of ongoing ecosystem degradation that increases “the risk of a critical large-scale transition” that could transform the jungle into an open and less resilient landscape.

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“Based on current policies and strong commitment to climate action, we are on track for global warming of at least 2.5℃.”predicted the co-author of the study and professor of geography and land use systems at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Julia Pongratz.

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“Our results highlight the need for immediate policy action to prevent cascading ecological and climate impacts that extend well beyond the Amazon,” said Pongratz.

Additionally, in the report published by the National Academy of Sciences, researchers analyzed deforestation between 1950 and 2014 and projected future scenarios under different climate trajectories.

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