(Source: University of Cambridge) A graduate of Cambridge's fledgling MPhil in Conservation Leadership returned last month to speak to current students about his vital work to protect the Amazon rainforest. " England's wettest year on record. Severe heat waves in Russia. Droughts in the US. The past year has been characterised by extreme weather across the world. Protecting the Amazon rainforest - one of the largest carbon reservoirs on our planet - is critical to helping regulate global climate patterns. Its destruction releases the stored carbon into the atmosphere as 'greenhouse gas', which contributes to climate change. "The approach to reducing deforestation involves a combination...
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