“It’s a terrible sign,” said Ane Alencar, science director at Brazil’s Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM). Scientists and environmental groups ‘alarmed’ by huge rise in Amazon wildfires — NBC News Top Stories
Category: Amazon
‘It Is Our Very Governments Who Are Killing the Earth.’ A Brazilian Indigenous Leader Speaks Out On Deforestation in the Amazon — TIME
As TIME reported in its recent special climate issue, the fires from the Amazon seen across the skies of Brazil in August “helped illuminate something the world can no longer ignore.” On the front lines of the fight to protect the land is 46-year-old Benki Pyãnko, who has experienced these significant — and devastating—changes to… via…
Flying Above Amazon Rainforest Fires in Brazil, ‘All You Can See Is Death’ — KTLA
The smoke is so thick, at times the Cessna airplane had to climb to stay out of it. At times your eyes burn and you close the air vents to keep the cabin habitable. Sometimes it is so bad, it is hard to see how bad it actually is on the ground below. Flying above… via…
Brazil’s President to Send Military to Help With Massive Wildfires Tearing Through the Amazon Rainforest — KTLA
Under international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of Brazil’s Amazon, President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized use of the military to battle the huge blazes while thousands took to the streets to protest his environmental policies. Brazilian forces will deploy starting Saturday to border areas, indigenous territories and other affected regions in the Amazon… via…
BBC News: Amazon rainforest deforestation ‘worst in 10 years’, says Brazil
Amazon rainforest deforestation ‘worst in 10 years’, says Brazil – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-46327634
BBC News: Brazil: Bolsonaro plans threaten Amazon, say experts
Brazil: Bolsonaro plans threaten Amazon, say experts – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-46039996
Imagine a world without the wonder: it’s coming
As much as half of wildlife and 60% of plants in the world’s richest forests could be at risk of extinction in the next century if stronger efforts aren’t taken to combat climate change, according to a new report on the risks of rising global temperatures. The landmark study was conducted by the World Wildlife… via…
How a 20th-century hunting boom left the Amazon with “empty rivers” and 23 million dead animals — Quartz
The fashion for wild animal skins and furs drove a hunting boom in the Amazon basin through the 20th century. A mass industry sprung up almost overnight and the hides of otters, jaguars or alligator-like caimans were soon being shipped round the world to be turned into coats, hats or accessories. The Amazon rainforest, and… via…
