Syllabus- General Studies 1 (Geography)/ 3 (Environment) Context The Amazon forests in South America, which are the largest tropical forests in the world, have started emitting carbon dioxide (CO2) instead of absorbing carbon emissions. According to a recent study, a significant amount of deforestation in eastern and southeastern Brazil has turned the forest into a source of CO­2 that has the ability to warm the planet. Not only the Amazon rainforests, some forests in Southeast Asia have also turned into carbon sources in the last few years as a result of formation of plantations and fires. The Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is huge....Read More