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.
Robert T. Walker – Brazil’s divisive President Jair Bolsonaro has taken another step in his bold plans to develop the Amazon rainforest.
Jordan Davidson – Poor people in developing countries are far more likely to suffer from exposure to pesticides, according to new data.
Morgan Erickson-Davis – The damage only became clear once the rain stopped and the clouds parted over Altamira National Forest in northern Brazil.
Olivia Rosane – The deforestation rate in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is at its highest in more than a decade, CNN reported Tuesday.
Alex Pietrowski – No one knows where it is coming from or how to stop it.
Elias Marat – By 2021, the rainforest could cease to produce its own rain and simply degrade into dry savannah and grasslands.
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.
Elias Marat – “Today we have only one enemy, which is the Brazilian government, the president … and the invasions of non-indigenous people.”
John Vibes – Despite the order, nearly 2,000 new fires have been reported in the region since the restrictions were put into place.
Jessica Corbett – “The death of all these bees is a sign that we’re being poisoned.”
Elias Marat – Environmental advocates blasted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who joked about “setting the Amazon aflame.”
John Vibes – Many are beginning to ask questions about who is responsible for such massive fires in the Amazon.
Tyler Durden – More than half a billion bees died earlier this year, and experts are suggesting that pesticides are the reason.
Elias Marat – The Brazilian Amazon rainforest has suffered a surge in deforestation in recent months.
Mongabay – The government intends to colonize and integrate the remaining indigenous communities in the Amazon.
Olivia Rosane – In his first day in office, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro promised to destroy more of the Amazon.
Alex Pietrowski – This is terrible news for those who love the earth.
Heather Callaghan – A powerful way of helping people to correct their lives.
Vic Bishop – In a stunning presidential decree, a huge area of protected land in Brazil will be raped by mining companies.
Vic Bishop – A legal victory as momentous as this is quite rare.