Saving the Amazon with Nobel Laureate Carlos Nobre.

The Accutron Show

In this episode of The Accutron Show, we are proud to talk to Carlos Nobre, an Earth system scientist from Brazil, author of several Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change reports, including the 2007 report that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Nobre is mainly highlighted in global warming-related studies; he spearheaded the multi-disciplinary, multinational Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia, a program noted to have revolutionized the understanding of the Amazon rainforest and its role in the Earth system. During his conversation with our hosts Indrani and David, he underlines the critical conditions of the Amazon forest and hence of our planet. Tune in, it's time to act.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

5:00 I was a happy kid. My father was a professional soccer player in Brazil, he taught me how to play soccer and I was quite good. He was also a poet, writing poems about nature. He used to take me to the Atlantic forest, which is where I think I fell in love with nature.

18:00 We are currently working on an experiment to prove the importance for forest restoration. And if we succeed in doing that, together with zero deforestation, degradation and fires, it may be possible to save the Amazon.

28:00 We have to trust that the younger generation will have a different attitude than my generation. The scientists of my generation saw the issues, but did not do much to change the situation. Young people have no other option than to be optimistic, they have to work hard to save our planet.