{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea/622bd0cbe8fb640012cdef65?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why are we losing the Amazon rainforest?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61409400444fd9068ff27e5f/1643037490667-975f74cae7c4f78c092e9dce4620e851.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Climate scientists are warning that the&nbsp;Amazon rainforest may be nearing a tipping point of “dieback”, the point where it dries out and turns to savannah. If it’s reached, it will have consequences across the planet.</p><p><br></p><p>Sorcha Pollak talks to one of the scientists behind the research, Dr Chris Boulton of University of Exeter, about what they’ve learned.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Irish Times South American correspondent, Tom Hennigan, reports on how Brazil’s policy failures are accelerating the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Jennifer Ryan, Suzanne Brennan and Aideen Finnegan.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.irishtimes.com/podcasts</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}