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The Amazon Emergency Quiz

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Antarctica, Asia, and North America are likely to see changes in their climate if we pass the Amazon tipping point.
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Antarctica, Asia, and North America are likely to see changes in their climate if we pass the Amazon tipping point.

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FALSE

Parts of the Amazon will start turning to degraded wasteland in 20 years.
2 / 5

Parts of the Amazon will start turning to degraded wasteland in 20 years.

TRUE
FALSE

15% of the Amazon has been deforested.
3 / 5

15% of the Amazon has been deforested.

TRUE
FALSE

Indigenous territories contain almost half the Amazon’s intact forests.
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Indigenous territories contain almost half the Amazon’s intact forests.

TRUE
FALSE

President Lula announced oil and gas exploration in the Amazon Basin this year.
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President Lula announced oil and gas exploration in the Amazon Basin this year.

TRUE
FALSE

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To world leaders:

As citizens of the world concerned about humanity’s future and moved by love for our Amazon forest, we urge you to adopt vital, science-based protections for the Amazon and its peoples.
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    1. Antarctica, Asia, and North America are likely to see changes in their climate if we pass the Amazon tipping point.
    TRUE: Scientific research suggests that passing the tipping point can cause higher temperatures and less snow in the Tibetan Plateau in Asia, reduced rainfall across South America, ice loss in Antarctica and a drying-out of the Pacific Northwest in North America.

    2. Parts of the Amazon will start turning to degraded wasteland in 20 years. 
    FALSE: Research shows that parts of the Southeastern Amazon may have passed the tipping point and are already turning to grassland. This is a result of deforestation and decreased resilience to drought and wildfire- exactly what scientists think could happen across the entire Amazon.

    3. 15% of the Amazon has been deforested. 
    FALSE: 17% of the Amazon has already been deforested- and scientists estimate that we’ll pass the tipping point when 20-25% of the rainforest is gone!

    4. Indigenous territories contain almost half the Amazon’s intact forests. 
    TRUE: Indigenous territories contain 45% of intact forest in the Amazon- and 85% of biodiversity worldwide!

    5. Brazil’s President Lula announced oil and gas exploration in the Amazon Basin this year. 
    TRUE: In August of this year, President Lula of Brazil announced that the government plans to explore oil drilling in the Amazon basin! Even though President Lula has brought deforestation way down compared to his predecessor, he can’t let go of oil and gas- and this week’s COP28 climate conference is a huge opportunity to put pressure on him and other key leaders to phase out fossil fuels and protect the forest.

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