Is the Amazon Rainforest disappearing? - Anna Rothschild
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As of 2022, humans have deforested 17% of the Amazon, and scientists warn that we may be approaching a tipping point. It’s like removing bricks from a house: take a few and the house remains standing; remove too many and the whole thing will collapse. So, what would happen if the entire Amazon disappeared? Anna Rothschild explores the relationship between this ecosystem and the rest of the planet.
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Meet The Creators
- Lesson Plan created by
- Cheney Munson
- Educator
- Anna Rothschild
- Director
- Upamanyu Bhattacharyya, Otter Studios
- Narrator
- Christina Greer
- Animator
- Akshit Kumar, Rishav Mohanty, Upamanyu Bhattacharyya
- Composer
- Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
