The Amazon River is like a heart, pumping water from the seas through it, and up into the atmosphere through 600 billion trees, which act like lungs. Clouds form, rain falls and the forest thrives. In a lyrical talk, Antonio Donato Nobre talks us through the interconnected systems of this region, and how they provide environmental services to the entire world. A parable for the extraordinary symphony that is nature. 

Antonio Donato Nobre: The magic of the Amazon: A river that flows invisibly all around us

The magic of the Amazon: A river that flows invisibly all around us

The Amazon is not just a forest but a colossal natural phenomenon, pumping 20 billion metric tons of water daily into the atmosphere.

Trees in the Amazon act as '600 billion geysers', utilizing sunlight to transfer water from soil to sky, proving nature's ingenuity.

Reimagining deserts as forests could reverse climate change, showcasing the Amazon's lesson on nature's power to sustain global climate.