Top ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin’s COP30 reflections on Amazon conservation (analysis)

Mongabay
Nov 17, 2025, 4:45 pm129 ptsTrending
Having studied the healing plants and peoples of tropical South America for well over four decades, I am often asked, “What is the conservation status of the Amazon Rainforest? Is the glass half-full or half-empty?” My reply never changes. “By definition, any glass that is half-full is half-empty!” When…

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