Living Planet: What's left of the Amazon?
Living Planet: What's left of the Amazon?  
Podcast: Living Planet
Published On: Thu Jun 13 2019
Description: The Amazon Basin is the largest rainforest area in the world. Countless animal and plant species are at home here as well as several indigenous peoples who still avoid any contact with the outside world. But the Amazon region is under threat from deforestation and development. The situation has become even more critical since the election of Brazil's new President, Jair Bolsonaro.