Brazil’s Bolsonaro Unveils Bill to Open Indigenous Lands to Mining, Oil and Gas Exploration
Jan Rocha – Bolsonaro called his project a “dream” but it has already met with withering criticism from indigenous organizations who see it as a nightmare.
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Bolsonaro Dismisses Amazon Deforestation as ‘Cultural’
Olivia Rosane – Despite confirmation this week that the deforestation rate in the Amazon rainforest is at its highest in more than a decade.
Brazilian Experts Warn in Open Letter to President Bolsonaro a ‘Genocide Is Underway’ Against Uncontacted Tribes
Jessica Corbett – The experts wrote that they are “extremely worried” about the firing of a top official at the agency that handles policies on Indigenous peoples.
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.”
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.”
Report Shows Corporations and Bolsonaro Teaming Up to Destroy the Amazon
Joe Catron – While Bolsonaro teams up to destroy the Amazon, pro-environment groups are teaming up to stop him.
New Study Warns that 40% of the Amazon Rainforest is Dangerously Close to Converting Into Dry Savanna
Elias Marat – A new study published in the journal Nature Communications found that as much as 40% of the Amazon rainforest could become a savannah-like environment.
Brazilian Amazon Protected Areas ‘In Flames’ as Land-Grabbers Invade
Ana Ionova – The number of fires has soared. Over the last two months, NASA satellites picked up 3,842 fire alerts in the territory.
Goldminers Overrun Amazon Indigenous Lands as COVID-19 Surges
Jenny Gonzales – Miners are emboldened by the inflammatory anti-indigenous and anti-environmental rhetoric of the Jair Bolsonaro administration.
Brazil’s Amazon River Dolphin Faces Extinction After Fishing Moratorium Ends
Peter Yeung – The Amazon river dolphin (also known as the pink river dolphin, or boto) is the largest of the world’s freshwater dolphins. It lives in the Amazon and Orinoco river systems.
‘Every Time an Elder Dies, a Library is Burnt’: Amazon COVID-19 Toll Grows
Sue Branford – COVID-19 kills the elderly, those with underlying health conditions, the poor and vulnerable.
New Data Show World Lost a Switzerland-Size Area of Primary Rainforest in 2019
Morgan Erickson-Davis – Researchers are also worried about how the COVID-19 crisis could affect forests in 2020.
Every Six Seconds A Football Pitch Sized Chunk Of Tropical Forest Is Destroyed
Anthony McLennan – 3.8 million hectares of tropical primary forest was lost in 2019 – the equivalent of a football pitch every six seconds.
Satellite Data Show Amazon Rainforest Likely Drier, More Fire-Prone This Year
Shanna Hanbury – Huge swaths of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest are drier than usual after a rainy season well below historical levels.
Rapid deforestation of Brazilian Amazon could bring next pandemic: Experts
Thais Borges and Sue Branford – Nearly 25,000 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Brazil, with 1,378 deaths as of April 15, though some experts say this is an underestimate.
Gold Mining Threatens Indigenous Forests in the Brazilian Amazon
John C. Cannon – Mining is one of the most serious threats facing the Amazon and the indigenous people who inhabit it.
In Brazil, COVID-19 outbreak paves way for invasion of indigenous lands
Sam Cowie – Fear of the spread of COVID-19 by non-indigenous invaders inside Brazil’s indigenous communities has grown in recent days.
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.
Deforestation in Brazil continues torrid pace into 2020
Rhett Butler – Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to rise, according to data from Brazil’s national space research institute INPE.
The Lawyer Who Fought Chevron for ‘Chernobyl of the Amazon’ is Now a ‘Corporate Political Prisoner’
Dylan Charles – “I’m like a corporate political prisoner… They are trying to totally destroy me.”