Hi all, an important new op-ed at Mongabay by the guy who coined the term 'biological diversity' in 1980 (Tom Lovejoy) and his colleague Carlos Nobre about the swathes of Amazonia switching from forest to savannah, and what can be done, restoration is a big part of it:
*Noted Amazon scientists Tom Lovejoy and Carlos Nobre argue that it is critical to build in a margin of safety by keeping Amazon deforestation below 20 percent.* Read the story here <http://bit.ly/2I6qn2s> and do comment if you feel moved, Erik -- See my latest writing and photojournalism projects here <http://www.erikhoffner.com/> *tw: @erikhoffner <https://twitter.com/ErikHoffner>*
