Photo 2 (IMAGE) Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ Caption Forest biomass in the Amazon in 2005. Combining the FORMIND forest model with data from the ICESat satellite made it possible to create a detailed biomass map. According to this map, 76 billion tonnes of carbon is stored in the Amazon forest. The red colouring shows areas with a particularly large amount of biomass. Credit Rödig et al., Global Ecol Biogeogr. 2017 Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.