Germany has warned that the continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is having negative consequences for the country’s climate.
German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said during her visit to Brazil: “We must save the Amazon forests if we want to stop the climate crisis and stop the extinction of species,” stressing that the international community has an opportunity to prevent a decisive collapse in the climate catastrophe.
And she warned that reaching the point of collapse of the Amazon means the failure of one of the most important climate regulators for the world and the planet, continuing: “This leads to severe disturbances in the climate system that cannot be accurately predicted, but will affect the entire planet.”
The Amazon rainforest is spread over nine countries in South America, with Brazil having the largest share.
Warnings of the destruction of the Amazon rainforest
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the world’s largest rainforest, which covers an area of seven million square kilometres, is associated with the formation of 12% of the planet’s fresh water and is home to 10% of all species in the world.
The WWF warns that about 20% of the Amazon rainforest has already been destroyed, and the breaking point is reached at 25% destruction, when the system is no longer salvageable.
Lemke pointed out the importance of quickly launching projects aimed at protecting forests, announcing the German government’s pledge to provide 35 million euros to the Amazon Fund.
Germany earlier froze its €35m contribution to the Amazon fund under right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, under whose leadership rainforest destruction has dramatically increased, while the funds are now being released again.
Removing Amazon trees is a “climate catastrophe”… a warning of the collapse of rainforests around the world
Germany has warned that the continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is having negative consequences for the country’s climate.
German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said during her visit to Brazil: “We must save the Amazon forests if we want to stop the climate crisis and stop the extinction of species,” stressing that the international community has an opportunity to prevent a decisive collapse in the climate catastrophe.
And she warned that reaching the point of collapse of the Amazon means the failure of one of the most important climate regulators for the world and the planet, continuing: “This leads to severe disturbances in the climate system that cannot be accurately predicted, but will affect the entire planet.”
The Amazon rainforest is spread over nine countries in South America, with Brazil having the largest share.
Warnings of the destruction of the Amazon rainforest
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the world’s largest rainforest, which covers an area of seven million square kilometres, is associated with the formation of 12% of the planet’s fresh water and is home to 10% of all species in the world.
The WWF warns that about 20% of the Amazon rainforest has already been destroyed, and the breaking point is reached at 25% destruction, when the system is no longer salvageable.
Lemke pointed out the importance of quickly launching projects aimed at protecting forests, announcing the German government’s pledge to provide 35 million euros to the Amazon Fund.
Germany earlier froze its €35m contribution to the Amazon fund under right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, under whose leadership rainforest destruction has dramatically increased, while the funds are now being released again.
