Indigenous people may be the Amazon’s last hope
Robert T. Walker – Brazil’s divisive President Jair Bolsonaro has taken another step in his bold plans to develop the Amazon rainforest.
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5 Biggest Pesticide Companies Are Making Billions From ‘Highly Hazardous’ Chemicals, Investigation Finds
Jordan Davidson – Poor people in developing countries are far more likely to suffer from exposure to pesticides, according to new data.
Illegal Tin Mining Leaves Trail of Ruin in Protected Brazilian Rainforest
Morgan Erickson-Davis – The damage only became clear once the rain stopped and the clouds parted over Altamira National Forest in northern Brazil.
Amazon Deforestation Rate Highest in 11 Years
Olivia Rosane – The deforestation rate in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is at its highest in more than a decade, CNN reported Tuesday.
Mysterious Ongoing Oil Spill is Already Brazil’s Worst on Record
Alex Pietrowski – No one knows where it is coming from or how to stop it.
Amazon Rainforest Could Reach “Irreversible Tipping Point” in Only Two Years
Elias Marat – By 2021, the rainforest could cease to produce its own rain and simply degrade into dry savannah and grasslands.
Views of Destruction: Satellite Images Reveal Devastating Amazon Fires in Almost Real-Time
Rhett Butler – With near-daily overflights and high-resolution imagery, Planet’s constellation of satellites is providing a clear look at some of the fires now burning in the Brazilian Amazon.
Formerly Enemies, Brazil’s Indigenous Groups Unite to Defend Amazon From President Bolsonaro
Elias Marat – “Today we have only one enemy, which is the Brazilian government, the president … and the invasions of non-indigenous people.”
2,000 New Fires Reported in Amazon Despite Recent Government Ban
John Vibes – Despite the order, nearly 2,000 new fires have been reported in the region since the restrictions were put into place.
Bolsonaro Greenlights New Pesticides Even as Advocates Mourn Half Billion Dead Bees in Brazil
Jessica Corbett – “The death of all these bees is a sign that we’re being poisoned.”
The Amazon Rainforest Fires Turned Day Into Night in Brazil’s Largest City
Elias Marat – Environmental advocates blasted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who joked about “setting the Amazon aflame.”
Suspicion Grows As Experts Suggest That Amazon Fires Were Intentional
John Vibes – Many are beginning to ask questions about who is responsible for such massive fires in the Amazon.
Half a Billion Bees Drop Dead in Brazil Amid Jump in Pesticide Use
Tyler Durden – More than half a billion bees died earlier this year, and experts are suggesting that pesticides are the reason.
Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon Rainforest Surges to Record High, Further Devastation Looms
Elias Marat – The Brazilian Amazon rainforest has suffered a surge in deforestation in recent months.
Colonizing the Amazon: Brazil to Open Indigenous Reserves to Mining Without Indigenous Consent
Mongabay – The government intends to colonize and integrate the remaining indigenous communities in the Amazon.
‘There Will Be an Increase in Deforestation’: Brazil’s New President Signs Order Endangering Amazon and Indigenous Rights
Olivia Rosane – In his first day in office, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro promised to destroy more of the Amazon.
Brazil’s ‘Donald Trump’ Threatens Grave Destruction of the Amazon and Genocide for Indigenous Tribes
Alex Pietrowski – This is terrible news for those who love the earth.
Brazil is Offering its Prisoners Ayahuasca for Rehabilitation
Heather Callaghan – A powerful way of helping people to correct their lives.
‘The Biggest Attack on the Amazon in 50 Years’ Has Just Begun in Brazil
Vic Bishop – In a stunning presidential decree, a huge area of protected land in Brazil will be raped by mining companies.
A Major Win for Indigenous Rights in Brazil
Vic Bishop – A legal victory as momentous as this is quite rare.