40% of the Rainforest Is at Tipping Point To Becoming

A larger part of the rainforest is at risk of crossing a tipping point where it could become a savanna-type ecosystem than previously thought. A research team explored the resilience of tropical rainforests by looking at two questions: what if all the forests in the tropics disappeared, where would they grow back? And its inverse: what happens if rainforests covered the entire tropical region of Earth?<br />
A larger part of the rainforest is at risk of crossing a tipping point where it could become a savanna-type ecosystem than previously thought. A research team explored the resilience of tropical rainforests by looking at two questions: what if all the forests in the tropics disappeared, where would they grow back? And its inverse: what happens if rainforests covered the entire tropical region of Earth?

near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah – study, Climate crisis

Critical transitions in the forest system

The rainforest is approaching a tipping point in Rio Branco - Washington Post

The tropics at tipping point

Unprecedented' stress in up to half of the may lead to tipping point by 2050 - Carbon Brief

The rainforest has already reached a crucial tipping point

A deforestation-induced tipping point for the South American monsoon system

Tipping points in the climate system - Wikipedia

The is near a tipping point: We need urgent nature-based solutions