Less than a quarter of the world's remaining tropical rainforest cover is in sufficiently good condition to ensure the survival of over 16,000 terrestrial vertebrate species.
New research from a team of tropical biologists forecasts some of the changes that may occur in the Amazon rainforest as temperatures rise due to climate change.
She sees some hope, saying the world has much stronger climate governance ... which raises money to protect the Amazon rainforest. Much of that money went toward increased policing in the region.