ICYMI - There was a 62% increase in deforestation in the Amazon last February compared to the same period last year, the highest rate ever recorded. The destruction of the Amazon is a threat to biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples’ lives and to the global climate.
An estimated 1,470 jaguars in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest were killed or displaced between 2016 to 2019 due to accelerated deforestation and the wildfires that were linked to it.
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A new highway opened up the Amazon rainforest to illicit deforestation on a massive new scale, threatening to end the forest completely. The murders began soon after.
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Not enough that deforestation in Amazon in January was highest in 14 years
Thousands of Brazilians protest on Wednesday against bills that threaten the Amazon rainforest by encouraging deforestation and industrial activity on protected Indigenous lands. https://t.co/lEy3g4tvJM
Despite area size of New York City destroyed in Brazil during first 5 months of 2021.
Putin admirer Brazil Bolso wants even more Amazon destroyed faster, pushing through Bill 191 in congress, which would open last protected areas of Amazon to mineral exploration and deforestation
Brazil Pres Bolso new laws to destroy as much as Amazon rain forest as fast as possible - the consequences will be dire for the entire planet
Despite Deforestation in January total 430sq kilometres (166sq miles), 5 times higher than January 2021 https://t.co/efQBW94LiA