24 LISTENER SEPTEMBER 7 2019
SAVING THE AMAZON
THE
AMAZON
TIPPING
POINT
The largest tropical forest in
the world is being destroyed,
by deliberately lit fires and
logging, at an unprecedented
rate. Now, with 20% of the
forest already gone, “the lungs
of the Earth” are approaching
the point of no return. New
Zealander Phil Vine files
this eyewitness account.
photograph by VICTOR MORIYAMA/GREENPEACE