ALT Dark, moody photo of rainforest with beams of golden light filtering through the leaves and mist. Large light blue serif text reads: “What happens to the Amazon doesn’t stay in the Amazon.” Smaller text at the bottom: “The destruction of the world’s largest tropical rainforest has consequences for wildlife, climate, water and people across the planet.” Hashtag at top: #TheAmazonIsOnTheBallot.
ALT Split graphic. Left: light blue panel with text under the hashtag #TheAmazonIsOnTheBallot. Right: a close-up photo of stacked, cut logs. Text reads: “The Amazon stores an extraordinary amount of carbon. Its forests hold an estimated 150-200 billion metric tons of carbon, which is equivalent to roughly 120-160 years of emissions from every passenger car on Earth. As forests are destroyed, stored carbon is released into the atmosphere, accelerating global warming.” Source: Nature Communications.
ALT Photo of large piles of freshly cut tree logs in a muddy clearing, many with white tags on the cut ends, under a gray overcast sky. A utility pole and a roofed building stand behind the stacks. Hashtag in the top left: #TheAmazonIsOnTheBallot. Photo credit: Andrew Snyder.
ALT Split graphic. Left: a photo of stacked, cut logs with green treetops behind them. Right: light blue panel with right-aligned text under the hashtag #TheAmazonIsOnTheBallot. Text reads: “The rainforest’s trees release vast quantities of moisture into the atmosphere, helping generate rainfall across the Amazon and beyond. As forests disappear, rainfall patterns shift, drought intensifies and water supplies and ecosystems across South America face growing risks.” Source: Communications Earth & Environment.
ALT Hazy gray photo of a lone tall tree standing above a cleared, dry field of stubble, with forested hills fading into smoke behind. Light blue text reads: “Destruction is fueling more destruction. Deforestation reduces rainfall and increases heat and drought, weakening the forest and increasing the likelihood of more tree loss. Scientists warn that these self-reinforcing changes could also transform vast areas of rainforest into degraded ecosystems that can no longer sustain biodiversity or regulate climate and water.” Hashtag: #TheAmazonIsOnTheBallot. Source: Nature.
ALT Hazy gray photo of green forested hills behind a cleared, dry field of stubble and red soil. Light blue text reads: “The loss of the Amazon would change the planet. More extinctions. More carbon in the atmosphere. Disrupted rainfall. Threats to Indigenous territories and cultures. We cannot afford to lose one of Earth’s most important and irreplaceable living systems.” Hashtag: #TheAmazonIsOnTheBallot.
