Readings:

Nobre, C., et al. (2021). Science Panel for the Amazon: Amazon Assessment Report 2021.
*Suggested excerpts below (page lengths listed for those wishing to adjust below the total of 200 pages listed, which is about double what we usually recommend); those interested in exploring the report in its entirety may do so by clicking here.

Executive Summary:

Part I: The Amazon as a Regional Entity of the Earth System (95 pages total):

Part II: Social-Ecological Transformations: Changes in the Amazon (72 pages total):

Part III: The Solution Space: Finding Sustainable Pathways for the Amazon (35 pages):

Additional readings from other important authors on Amazonian issues: