As a visit to the Atlantic Forest at the age of 12, he inspired the Brazilian scientist who joined the winning report by Nobel

Carlos Nobre, one of the first to warn on the point of no return of the Amazon, told how his “emotional bond” found the topic

Carlos Nobre was only 12 years old when his father led him to walk through the Atlantic forest for the first time, near the southern coast of the State of San Paolo. It was from this tour that the then teenager, today one of the most respected climate scientists in the world and a member of the group that won Nobel Peace in 2007, was enchanted by the environmental cause. “Very great emotional bond,” Nobre said in an interview with the podcast Live Future.

During that moment between father and son, he closely listened to the advice on how important it was to protect the forest – which is one of the richest in the diversity of the planet – and “was hit”, as he says today. All this at a time when there was still no global warming.

“I walked, I spent about three hours with him inside the Atlantic forest. I saw many small waterfalls. He showed me many animals. I think it was what brought me a great concern,” said Noble, who shares the love for research with three other brothers – Nobleman, Paul Noble and Ishmael Noble – who also became scientists.

The charm was so great that it immersed the scientist in this universe and build one of the most respected curricula in the world. Originally from the state capital, he graduated in Electronic Engineering from the Aeronautics Technology Institute in 1974 and began his career at the National Amazon Research Institute (Inta) in Manaus.

He is a doctor in Meteorology of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Sciences of the United States and one of the United Nations Intergovernmental Nations (IPCC), a project that in 2007 received, together with the former President of the United States at Gore, at the Nobel Peace Award Global.

The concern of Carlos Nobre’s father was right. In addition to covering 15% of the national territory, the Amazon often appears among the most deforestated biomes in Brazil – in 2024, there were 377,708 hectares of deforestated, only lower than the Cerrado, according to the annual deforestation ratio in Brazil (RAD).

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If the first contact with the Atlantic forest was what made Carlos Nobre’s eyes shine, creating an emotional bond with the environmental cause, he went to fly over the Amazon who decided that he would have dedicated his career to the largest tropical forest in the world.

He says that, around 1970, he flew on the region on a Brazilian plane (Fab), with some classmates of the Aironautics Technology Institute (ITA) who were pilots. It was three weeks of travel, crossing several states.

“It was very rare, the deforestation of the Amazon was starting. But we didn’t even see [as marcas do desmatamento]”Remember.

“The plane did not escape very strong, we saw everything. I saw the rivers, the biodiversity, I saw the forest. So it was a wonder. I and my colleagues ita was very affected.”

In 2024, Amazon’s deforestation decreased compared to the previous year, according to the highest data -Da -da of Prodes (Amazon Deforestation Monitoring Project Satellite), Inpe initiative (National Institute for Space Research), which leads the satellite monitoring of the surface deforestation in the legal Amazon since 1988.

The most significant low year occurred in 2012. On the other hand, the largest deforestation record was in 1995. Historically, Pará and Mato Grosso are the most deforestrate states.

Take a look at the interview by Carlos Nobre, in full, to the living future:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phr14i8fxsq

Carlos Nobre is one of the guests of Live Future MeetingAn event to reflect on the future of life on the planet. The meeting takes place on August 26, with live broadcast on land. Access Entroverfuturovivivivo.com.br And sign.

Source: Terra

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