# Is the Amazon Rainforest disappearing?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Anna Rothschild
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/anna_rothschild_is_the_amazon_rainforest_disappearing)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

As of 2022, humans have deforested 17% of the Amazon, and scientists warn that we may be approaching a tipping point. It’s like removing bricks from a house: take a few and the house remains standing; remove too many and the whole thing will collapse. So, what would happen if the entire Amazon disappeared? Anna Rothschild explores the relationship between this ecosystem and the rest of the planet. \[Directed by Upamanyu Bhattacharyya, Otter Studios, narrated by Christina Greer, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio\].

## Lectures

1. [Is the Amazon Rainforest disappearing?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/anna_rothschild_is_the_amazon_rainforest_disappearing/f2cc4a4fd2ee), 5 min (TED's player)