Brazil’s election could decide the Amazon’s future

Brazil will hold a presidential election soon. The result may decide how much of the Amazon rainforest survives. The next president will set policies on deforestation—the cutting down of trees. These policies will matter at a critical moment for the rainforest. The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It helps control the global climate and supports millions of species. Scientists warn that the forest is close to a tipping point. After that point, large areas could turn into dry savanna. The election gives voters a direct choice about the Amazon’s fate.