Amazon from carbon sink to carbon source, Mexico opens up vaquita habitat to fishing, extreme heat may kill off Sacramento salmon, what we lose if we

[View in your browser]( [ecowatch]( Top Posts [ [ ​In Today's Eco Update - Amazon goes from carbon sink to source. - Mexico opens up habitat to fishing. - Sacramento salmon may be killed by heat. And a look at what the world stands to lose if the Amazon disappears. – summaries below written by [Angely Mercado]( [post_image]( [Humanity Flips Amazon Rainforest From Carbon Sink to Carbon Source]( Despite years of scientists sounding the alarm, research revealed that a combination of climate change and [deforestation]( have turned parts of the Amazon basin, a crucial "sink," into a source of planet-heating carbon dioxide. The "lungs" of the world are currently putting out more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than it is currently absorbing, which is a first for climate scientists to observe. Researchers found that "Southeastern Amazonia" is acting as a net carbon source and that emission from eastern Amazonia is releasing more emissions than the western region. Southeastern Amazonia has seen more deforestation and moisture stress in recent decades compared to other regions. [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [email](mailto:?subject=Humanity Flips Amazon Rainforest From Carbon Sink to Carbon Source&body= [post_image]( [Mexico Opens Up the Only Remaining Vaquita Habitat to Fishing]( The Mexican government has decided to stop protecting the habitat of the critically endangered vaquita in the Upper Gulf of California and has decided to open it up for fishing. The vaquita (Phocoena sinus), a porpoise endemic to the Sea of Cortez in Mexico's Upper Gulf of California, has experienced very sharp population decline in the last 20 years. According to some estimates, there are only about nine vaquitas left in the world. The opening up of their habitat is a 180 from the "no tolerance" zone that was established in 2017 to protect the sea creatures from illegal fishing. But enforcement has been lax— there has only been a sliding scale of sanctions for the more than 60 boats that have been found in the area. Researchers and conservationists worry that the move to open up to fishing will mean the end of the species. They want nothing less than a zero tolerance policy. [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [email](mailto:?subject=Mexico Opens Up the Only Remaining Vaquita Habitat to Fishing&body= [post_image]( [Salmon in ​Sacramento River Expected to Be Killed by Extreme Heat]( The west continues to battle heat waves, and it may be messing with fish populations. Out in California, a combination of water mismanagement and extreme heat is expected to kill nearly all juvenile chinook [salmon]( in the Sacramento River. The fish need to live in water at or below 56°F and steady water levels in order to develop fully into adults. Wildlife officials worry that it will usher in a crisis for future fish populations. [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [email](mailto:?subject=Salmon in ​Sacramento River Expected to Be Killed by Extreme Heat&body= [post_image]( [Amazônia: A Look at What We Stand to Lose]( "Beautiful. Essential. The future is Amazônia." These were the words that renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado used to describe the [Amazon Rainforest]( the subject of his latest photography collection. As a lifelong photojournalist, Salgado has used his work to advocate for social and environmental change. In Amazônia, his latest work, Salgado dedicated himself to capturing the essence of the world's largest rainforest and the [Indigenous peoples]( that call it home. In over 500 pages of stunning and captivating photos and text, he delivers a piercing look at a lost world, still surviving but under immense threat. Within the book, he strives to convey the power of the Amazon and to create a change within his readers that compels them to act before it's too late. [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [email](mailto:?subject=Amazônia: A Look at What We Stand to Lose&body= All rights reserved. [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [Unsubscribe]( {EMAIL} [Update Profile]( [about our service provider]( Sent by contact@ecowatch.com