False hopes sunk?
countries wanting to escape their obligation of combating climate change have always projected the Amazon rainforests of Latin America as the key absorbers (sinks) of polluting greenhouse gases. But this notion may be disingenuous, indicate scientific discussions held during a recent international meet. During the mega-event a controversy raged about how much greenhouse gases the mighty Amazon emit. Ironically, scientists were unable to reach a consensus even after three days of dialogue.
The aim of the conference was to discuss the latest findings of projects being executed under the Large Scale Biosphere Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (lba)