Sebastian Liste | Featured in TIME with the coverage of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest

The Amazon is 10 million years old. Home to 390 billion trees, the vast river basin reigns over South America and is an unrivaled nest of biodiversity. At current rates of deforestation, 27% of the Amazon will be without trees by 2030. Sebastián Liste went to the Amazon for TIME to see the consequences climate change has on the Amazon.

© Sebastian Liste / NOOR for TIME

© Sebastian Liste / NOOR for TIME