This show was broadcast on Mon 14th November 2016
Scientists are saying that 50% of the Amazon is facing deforestation by 2020. Louise Boronyak Vasco (UTS: University of Technology Sydney) will talk about Amazon Watch - which is advancing the rights of indigenous peoples and protecting their territories to save the Amazon, and the Earth's climate.
Destruction of Carbon-Rich Mangroves Costs up to US$42 billion in Economic Damages Annually according to a United Nations Environment Programme report. Dr Lindsay Hutley (Charles Darwin University) speaks about this special resource.
And we hear from Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop (World Preservation Foundation) about landclearing in NSW, QLD and its impact on climate.
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