Amazonia as a carbon source linked to deforestation and climate change (from NATURE)

Here the link of the article published on Nature:

Amazonia as a carbon source linked to deforestation and climate change | Nature

Here the link of an article from the Guardian that covers the issue:

Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs | Amazon rainforest | The Guardian

From the Guardian

"Luciana Gatti, at the National Institute for Space Research in Brazil and who led the research, said: “The first very bad news is that forest burning produces around three times more CO2 than the forest absorbs. The second bad news is that the places where deforestation is 30% or more show carbon emissions 10 times higher than where deforestation is lower than 20%.”"

Here an extract from Science Alert 

Huge Part of Amazon Rainforest Has Now 'Flipped' to Emitting More CO2 Than It Absorbs (sciencealert.com)

Climate change and deforestation have flipped a large swathe of the Amazon basin from absorbing to emitting planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2), a transformation that could turn humanity's greatest natural ally in the fight against global warming into a foe, researchers reported on Wednesday.