Luciana Gatti

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Lead researcher of the 15-year Amazon carbon balance study

The Amazon rainforest released a net 1.17 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide a year from 2010 to 2024, according to a 15-year study in Nature. Wildfires were the main source, emitting about 1.47 billion tons a year, while the forest absorbed roughly 300 million.

Updated Oct 26